title: Treatment of nondermatophyte mold and Candida onychomycosis.
abstract: Mold onychomycosis often can be clinically suspected because of the presence of periungual inflammation. Treatment with systemic antifungals is very effective in onychomycosis caused by Aspergillus sp. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and Fusarium sp. infection are difficult to eradicate and treatment with systemic antifungals should always be associated with topical treatment with nail lacquers. Candida onychomycosis is always a sign of immunodepression. Systemic treatment with itraconazole or fluconazole is usually effective, but relapses are very common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 1, 40138 Bologna, Italy. tosti@almadns.unibo.it
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: Bianca Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorenzi
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iorizzo
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002175:Candida; D006801:Humans; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents