Two prospective studies of ingrowing toenail management were conducted. In the first, 163 patients (204 ingrowing nail edges) who had not had previous surgery were randomised and treated by total nail avulsion, nail edge excision, or nail edge excision with phenolisation of the germinal matrix; recurrence rates one year postoperatively were 73%, 73% and 9% respectively. In the second study, 63 ...

UNLABELLED The aim of the study was an analysis of correlation between mycological examination results and clinical features of changed toenails in patients that visited mycological laboratory due to suspected onychomycosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Samples of changed toenails were collected from 579 patients. From all that cases a precise patient's history was taken paying a special attention on...

OBJECTIVE This open randomized study examined the efficacy of a combination of oral terbinafine and topical amorolfine in the treatment of severe dermatophyte toenail onychomycosis with matrix area involvement. PATIENTS/METHODS A total of 147 patients were randomized to one of three treatment groups: 15 months of once-weekly topical amorolfine lacquer in combination with 6 weeks (Group AT6) o...

A simple method of treatment for ingrowing toenail by radical excision of the affected nailfold is described. The results in a prospective series of 50 patients are presented. This procedure, first described in 1872, does not destroy the nail, which heals to give an excellent cosmetic result. The recurrence rate after 18 months was 20 per cent, which compares favourably with procedures in which...

Three weeks after completing a 4-pulse course of itraconazole for toenail onychomycosis, a 25-year-old woman patient developed severe liver crisis and required an emergency liver transplant. We report the case and discuss the use of itraconazole in onychomycosis and dermatomycoses.

Background The Podiatry Department at Peninsula Health services clients in acute, subacute and community, in addition to 98 residential care beds. Podiatrists were concerned about the clinical risk of providing basic toenail cutting which impacted on their ability to provide more frequent, essential treatment to residents who were at higher risk of falls, ulcers and amputations. Residents, thei...

BACKGROUND Ingrown toenail is one of the most common nail complaints. Although some surgical treatments have been described for relapse cases, frequent recurrence of pain, infection, and poor cosmetic results prompted us to search for an appropriate treatment. OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at evaluation of our surgical technique of lateral fold and partial nail bed excision for the treatment...

This research aimed to determine if less invasive biological specimens (other than blood), such as feces and clipped toenails could be used to determine manganese concentrations among occupationally exposed human subjects. In addition to blood samples, which have routinely been used in determining manganese concentration, specimens were collected from welders working at the Electricity Generati...

Onychomadesis is a clinical sign of nail plate separation due to transient or permanent arrest of nail matrix activities. Onychomadesis can be considered as a severe form of Beau's line. This condition usually occurs after trauma, causal diseases, or medications, yet it rarely occurs as an idiopathic condition. We report a case of a 38-year-old Thai female who developed recurrence onychomadesis...

Surface soil and groundwater in Australia have been found to contain high concentrations of arsenic. The relative importance of long-term human exposure to these sources has not been established. Several studies have investigated long-term exposure to environmental arsenic concentrations using hair and toenails as the measure of exposure. Few have compared the difference in these measures of en...