Combination of surgical avulsion and topical therapy for single nail onychomycosis: A randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 364-368

  Grover, C ^a,b   Bansal, S ^a   Nanda, S ^a   Reddy, B S N ^a   Kumar, V ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Onychomycosis; Randomized controlled trial; Surgical avulsion; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; OXICONAZOLE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOLOGY; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447498830     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08014.x     Document Type: Article

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