A review of lasers and light for the treatment of onychomycosis

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-124

  Ortiz, Arisa E ^a,b,c   Avram, Mathew M ^a,b   Wanner, Molly A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Wellman Center for Photomedicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fungal infection; fungus; nails; podiatry; toenails

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL INFECTION; FUNGUS; NAILS; PODIATRY; TOENAILS;

FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84894285059     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22211     Document Type: Review

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