Therapies for Onychomycosis: a Review

Overview

Journal Dermatol Clin

Specialty Dermatology

Date 2006 Jun 27

PMID 16798436

Citations 4

Authors

Aditya K Gupta

Linh Q Tu

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Abstract

Onychomycosis, a chronic fungal infection of the nail, can be treated using various modalities. Surgical, chemical, topical, and oral methods are reviewed in this article, with an emphasis on the three systemic treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: terbinafine, itraconazole, and griseofulvin.

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