dystrophia unguium - Health Topics
The New England Journal of Medicine: Unusual Manifestations Due to Involvement of Involuntary Muscle in Dystrophia Myotonica DYSTROPHIA myotonica (Steinert's disease) is an uncommon disorder usually characterized by symptoms referable to the voluntary muscles of the head, neck and extremities including difficulty with ... Onychomycosis is the most common disease of nails, with a prevalence of up to 14% in Western adult populations. Whereas tinea unguium refers strictly to dermatophyte fungal infection of the nail plate, onychomycosis includes dermatophyte, nondermatophyte, and yeast infection of the nail.
Understanding the Context
dystrophia un´guium changes in the texture, structure, and/or color of the nails due to no demonstrable cause, but presumed by some to be attributable to some disturbance of nutrition.