Scopulariopsis onychomycosis treated with natamycin.
7 patients with Scopulariopsis brevicaulis onychomycosis of the toe-nails were treated locally with 1% natamycin in 60% dimethylsulphoxide. After 3-5 months treatment the fungus could no longer be isolated from the nails, and at follow-up 15 months after the completion of the treatment, 2 patients reported permanent improvement of the nails and 3 a complete cure. In 1 patient the treatment was ineffective.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D010866:Natamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014034:Toes
D010866:Natamycin