Toenail abnormalities and onychomycosis in chronic venous insufficiency of the legs: Should we treat?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Shemer, A ^a,b   Nathansohn, N ^a,b   Kaplan, B ^a,b   Trau, H ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Nails; Onychomycosis; Venousin sufficiency

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 39049133264     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02401.x     Document Type: Article

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