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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
High-Yield Explanation
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.

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