Korean J Med Mycol.  2016 Sep;21(3):59-64. 10.17966/KJMM.2016.21.3.59.

Increasing Therapeutic Efficacy for Onychomycosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea. hcko@pusan.ac.kr
  • 2Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.

Abstract

Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal nail infection which is notoriously difficult to eradicate. In spite of the selection of appropriate oral or topical antifungal medications, treatment failure or recurrences are frequent. Different therapeutic strategies must have been considered to improve the short- and long-term efficacy outcomes. These strategies are followed as: (1) correct diagnosis and classification of onychomycosis, (2) individually tailored treatment regimen, (3) maximizing method of antifungal efficacy, (4) reducing relapse and reinfection.

Keyword

Antifungal agents; Onychomycosis; Treatment outcome

MeSH Terms

Antifungal Agents
Classification
Diagnosis
Methods
Onychomycosis*
Recurrence
Treatment Failure
Treatment Outcome
Antifungal Agents
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