A 16-year-old patient was recently diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following could be associated?: (A) Distal onychomycosis, (B) Proximal subungual onychomycosis, (C) White superficial onychomycosis, (D) Paronychia with Candida onychomycosis
Answer is B. Ans. B. Proximal subungual onychomycosisProximal subungual onychomycosis is an AIDS marker; nails have a characteristic white opaque appearance beginning in the region of the lunula nad extending distally under the nail plate.It's also rarest type of onychomycosis.