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Case Reports
. 1996 Dec;165(6):349-51.

Onychomycosis. New therapies for an old disease

A K Gupta  1 , R K Scher, P De Doncker, D N Sauder, N H Shear
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Case Reports

Onychomycosis. New therapies for an old disease

A K Gupta et al. West J Med. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

The newer generation of antifungal agents such as itraconazole and terbinafine are more effective than the older therapies, griseofulvin and ketoconazole, in the treatment of dermatophyte pedal onychomycosis. Itraconazole can be administered as continuous dosing, 200 mg per day for 3 months, or in the form of pulse therapy, 200 mg twice a day for 1 week per month for 3 consecutive months. Terbinafine is given as continuous dosing, 250 mg per day for 3 months.

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