Research Article

Different Numbers of Long-Pulse 1064-nm Nd-YAG Laser Treatments for Onychomycosis: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Simplified scoring clinical index of onychomycosis.

VariablesScoring
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Clinical classificationWSODLSOPSO or TDO
Length of involvement<1/31/3–2/3>2/3
Degree of hyperkeratosis<1 mm1-2 mm>2 mm
Age of patients (years)15–2425–6061–75
Location of infected nail2–4 fingernailsThumbnail or 2–4 toenailsFirst toenail

WSO: white superficial onychomycosis; DLSO: distal lateral subnail onychomycosis: PSO: proximal subnail onychomycosis; TDO: total dystrophy onychomycosis.