Combination of pulse therapy with terbinafine tablets and topical terbinafine cream for the treatment of dermatophyte onychomycosis: A pilot study

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 753-758

  Nakano, Naomi ^a,b   Hiruma, Masataro ^a   Shiraki, Yumi ^a   Chen, Xuejun ^a   Porgpermdee, Sarawan ^a   Ikeda, Shigaku ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nerima Hospital ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Onychomycosis; Pulse therapy; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMATOPHYTE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; TABLET; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750338824     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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