Current treatment of onychomycosis

Abstract

Abstract: Onychomycosis is the most common nail disease. The pathogens of onychomycosis include dermatophytes, yeasts of Candida species and nondermatophyte moulds. Common treatment of onychomycosis can be divided into topical and systemic therapy. Recently, new developed antifungal agents and new technologies of topical treatment will become potent complement and new direction of onychomycosis therapy. In this article, we review the current therapeutic strategies of onychomycosis in recent years.

Key words: onychomycosis, treatment, laser treatment

CLC Number:

R 756.4

CHEN Li-hua, ZHU Hong-mei, WEN Hai. Current treatment of onychomycosis[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2012, 7(3): 188-192.

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