title: Are boosters or supplementation of antifungal drugs of any use for treating onychomycosis?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nail Disease Center, 42, rue des Serbes 06400, Cannes, France. baran.r@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Aditya K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents