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Clinical observations in Denmark suggest the same but to our knowledge no study exists estimating the prevalence of onychomycosis among Danish children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of the study was therefore to estimate this prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Children and their siblings were included upon visiting the Paediatric Department, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark. The children and their legal guardian, if under the age of 15\u2009years, were asked to answer a questionnaire, and the children had their finger\u2010 and toenails photographed. Children with nail abnormalities suggestive of onychomycosis were offered a referral to the Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark for clinical and mycological examination.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 170 children with a mean age of 6.9\u2009years were included. Ninety\u2010seven (57.1%) were boys and a total of 46.5% of the children were healthy. Twenty\u2010nine children had nail abnormalities, and 23 accepted a referral to the Department of Dermatology. Four children had onychomycosis, all caused by\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>T. rubrum<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      , resulting in an estimated prevalence of 2.4% (CI 0.6%\u20135.9%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The estimated prevalence (2.4%) of onychomycosis among Danish children is higher than expected compared to other European countries, but larger studies are needed to validate these findings. 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