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Multiple studies have shown that PAS-stain based histological visualization of fungal elements is superior to either direct microscopy with 20% potassium hydroxide, or fungal culture. However, PAS stain based histological classification and severity grading of onychomycosis are lacking in the literature. Here we reported a fungal detection rate of 47.87% based on an analysis of 13,805 toenails processed for H&amp;E and PAS stains over a three year period. Based on the analysis of fungal density, distribution and infiltrating depth level in 858 PAS-positive toenails, we created a novel PAS stain based histological classification system to classify onychomycosis as occult onychomycosis (OO), focal or diffuse subungual onychomycosis (FSO or DSO), focal or diffuse plate onychomycosis (FPO or DPO), focal or diffuse subungual and plate onychomycosis (FSPO or DSPO) and superficial onychomycosis (SO). The severities of OO, FSO and FPO were graded as mild, DSO and DPO as moderate, FSPO and DSPO as severe infections, which revealed that more than 75% PAS positive toenails were severe infections. Evaluation of 97 paired toenails biopsied pre- and post-treatment from 47 patients demonstrated that the severity of infection was significantly reduced from severe to mild and moderate levels. These data indicate that the current histological classification evaluates not only the severity of the fungal infection but also the response to treatment. 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