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Partial surgical avulsion of the nail in onychomycosis
Author(s) -
BARAN R.,
HAY R.J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00597.x
Subject(s) - nail plate , paronychia , medicine , nail (fastener) , nail disease , avulsion , dermatology , antifungal , dermatophyte , surgery , onycholysis , materials science , metallurgy
Summary Twenty cases of onychomycosis were treated with systemic or topical antifungal agents and surgical avulsion of part of the nail plate. This technique is suitable for onychomycosis of limited extent and results in reasonable remission rates while reducing the time needed for systemic therapy. The patients treated presented with either a dermatophyte infection (12) or Candida paronychia (8) with secondary nail plate invasion. The classification of nail disease caused by fungi is discussed and a number of modifications are suggested.