title: Treatment of onychomycosis with ketoconazole and nonsurgical avulsion of the affected nail.
abstract: Thirteen of sixteen patients with onychomycosis who were treated with a 40 percent urea cream in order to remove the diseased nail and then treated with ketoconazole, 200 mg a day orally, for three months, were cured of the disease. This seems to be a good alternative treatment for onychomycosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007654:Ketoconazole; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014508:Urea / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D010879:Piperazines; D014508:Urea; D007654:Ketoconazole