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Topical treatment of onychomycosis

  • Konkuk University

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Abstract

Onychomycosis is one of the most common diseases of the nails caused by dermatophytes, yeasts, and non-dermatophytic molds. Among the onychomycosis, tinea unguium occurred by dermatophytes such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Epidermophyton floccosum. Treatment options of onychomycosis include oral and topical antifungal agents, surgery or a combination therapy of theses modalities. The complete remission of onychomycosis requires long-term treatment with systemic and topical antifungal agents and recurrences and re-infections are common. In this review, we provide insights on the topical antifungal agents in onychomycosis and introduce new topical antifungal agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-33
Number of pages7
JournalKorean Journal of Medical Mycology
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright@2016 by The Korean Society for Medical Mycology. All right reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Onychomycosis
  • Tinea unguium
  • Topical treatment

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