Are boosters or supplementation of antifungal drugs of any use for treating onychomycosis?
It is widely accepted that there is a finite failure rate when treating onychomycosis; a case report from the author serves as an example of multiple failures following treatments of varying duration and combinations, including oral-local, then oral-oral therapies. This article discusses the results obtained by authors who have varied the standard duration of therapy, increased the dosage of the oral antifungal agents, or have used two oral drugs in treating this condition.
Baran
Robert
R
Nail Disease Center, 42, rue des Serbes 06400, Cannes, France. baran.r@club-internet.fr
Gupta
Aditya K
AK
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020551:Pulse Therapy, Drug / Q000379:methods; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000935:Antifungal Agents