Toenails are more commonly affected than fingernails due to slower rate of growth of the former, reduced blood supply and usual confinement in dark moist environments The infection is more common in adult males (particularly elderly > 60 yrs of age), diabetics, immunocompromised individuals (e.g. HIV positive), individuals with peripheral vascular (arterial) disease, previous tineapedis infection, history of trauma to the nail, or those with a family history of onychomycosis Dermatophytes whether pathogenic or saprophytes are the commonest causative nail invaders Dermatophytic onychomycosis can be divided into four major clinical types on the basis of their presenting clinical features; distal and lateral subungualonychomycosis (DLSO), proximal subungualonychomycosis (PSO), white superficial onychomycosis (WSO) and total dystrophic onychomycosis (TDO) , Among these,distal and lateral subungualonychomycosis( DLSO) is the most common form.