Non-dermatophytic onychomycosis. An understimated entity? A study of 51 cases

Mycoses. 2000;43(1-2):29-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00547.x.

Abstract

The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence, the clinic characteristics, the therapeutic antifungal response and the evaluation of side-effects in 51 non-dermatophytic onychomycosis cases which were observed in a case-study of 1012 patients, affected by different types of onychopathy, attending the Mycology Ambulatory of San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy during the period 1994-97.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Foot Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Foot Dermatoses / epidemiology*
  • Foot Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Hand Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Hand Dermatoses / epidemiology*
  • Hand Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use
  • Onychomycosis / drug therapy
  • Onychomycosis / epidemiology*
  • Onychomycosis / microbiology
  • Terbinafine

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Naphthalenes
  • Itraconazole
  • Terbinafine