1 the proven link between heart diseases and lung cancer to active smoking, 2  the presence of several known carcinogens in environmental tobacco smoke, and. 3  the general acceptance that the risks of certain diseases are directly related to the amount of tobacco smoke inhaled.
Onychomycosis (also known as dermatophytic onychomycosis or tinea unguium) is a fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about half of all nail abnormalities.
Treatments for Tinea unguium. 1  Topical therapy-usually only effective for superficial infection or infection involving the distal nail. 2  Oral antifungal therapy-for proximal nail disease or nail bed involvement. 3  Nail avulsion-chemical or surgical.