Onychomycosis: Diagnosis and topical therapy

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 71-77

  Fleckman, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Fungus; Lacquer; Nails; Treatment

Indexed keywords

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; BIFONAZOLE; BUTENAFINE; CICLOPIROX; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GRISEOFULVIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MICONAZOLE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; NAFTIFINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID; TEA TREE OIL; TERBINAFINE; TIOCONAZOLE; TOLNAFTATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRIACETIN; UREA;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OINTMENT; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036330929     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2002.01524.x     Document Type: Review

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