<![CDATA[Tinea unguium infection is a fungal infection that attacks the nails characterized by cracks and the color of the nails changing to reddish brown, and yellowish. Tinea unguium occurs with a general condition that begins with spots or yellow on the toenails. Severe fungal infections can cause nails to blacken, thicken, and crumble at the edges. This infection can affect several nails but usually not all nails are infected. If the fungal infection on the nails is still relatively mild, it does not require treatment. Fungal nail infections can cause pain and thickening of the nails so that they require care and treatment. This study aims to identify the type of fungus that causes Tinea unguium in the nails of farmers in Meunasah Pupu Village, Ulim District, Pidie Jaya Regency. The method of taking samples of farmers' nails was carried out descriptively by conducting direct interviews. The sample involved 20 respondents who had nail damage. Nail scraping samples were grown on PDA media and incubated for 3-7 days at a temperature of 25 ⁰C. Based on the characterization, 23 isolates were obtained, namely Trycophyton rubrum (SB1), Trycophyton mentagrophyts (SC1), Epidermophyton floccosum (SG1, SH1, ST1), and Aspergillus sp.]]>
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