Fungi and the Nails
Fig. 1.1 Candida onychomycosis in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis Aside from the multiple fungal culprits, there are also multiple routes of invasion that fungi can use to infect…
Dermatology
Molecular Techniques (PCR)
Fig. 11.1 Map of rDNA locus from Trichophyton rubrum The region ITS1 can be amplified from a wide variety of fungus by using the primers ITS1 (5-TCCGTAGGTGAACCTTGCGG-3) and ITS2 (5-GCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGC-3)….
Myths in Treating Onychomycosis
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_23 23. Myths in Treating Onychomycosis Tracey C. Vlahovic1 and Cara L. Dawes2 (1) Department of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 N 8th…
Endonyx Onychomycosis
Present features Absent features Normal nail plate surface Superficial desquamation Normal nail plate thickness Hyperkeratosis Nail plate firmly attached to the nail bed Onycholysis Milky-white nail plate discoloration Subungual changes…
New Topical and Systemic Antifungals
Polyenes Azoles Allylamines Β-Glucan synthase inhibitors (echinocandins) Pyrimidine analogues Mitotic inhibitors Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors Others Allylamines, terbinafine and naftifine, appeared in the 1990s and amorolfine years later. Echinocandins, as anidulafungin,…
New Topical Antifungals
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_21 21. New Topical Antifungals Tracey C. Vlahovic1 (1) Department of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, 19107,…
Onychomycosis: Procedures and Laser Treatment
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_20 20. Onychomycosis: Procedures and Laser Treatment Joseph Vella1 and Tracey C. Vlahovic2 (1) Impression Foot & Ankle, 201 W. Guadalupe Rd. Ste. 318, Gilbert, AZ 85233,…
The Podiatric Approach
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_19 19. The Podiatric Approach Tracey C. Vlahovic1 (1) Department of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 N 8th St, Philadelphia, 19107,…
Pediatric Onychomycosis
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_18 18. Pediatric Onychomycosis Tracey C. Vlahovic1 (1) Department of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, 19107, PA,…
Onychomycosis in Diabetics
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Antonella Tosti, Tracey C. Vlahovic and Roberto Arenas (eds.)Onychomycosis10.1007/978-3-319-44853-4_17 17. Onychomycosis in Diabetics Tracey C. Vlahovic1 and Joshua A. Sebag2 (1) Department of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 148 N 8th Street,…
