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Rapid treatment of subungual onychomycosis using controlled micro nail penetration and terbinafine solution

Rapid treatment of subungual onychomycosis using controlled micro nail penetration and terbinafine solution
Rapid treatment of subungual onychomycosis using controlled micro nail penetration and terbinafine solution
Onychomycosis continues to be a common and intractable problem in adults, often responding poorly to topical treatment due to limited drug penetration of the nail plate. Improving penetration has been attempted previously by chemical and physical means with some success. The authors present three cases of toenail onychomycosis treated topical terbinafine 1% solution using controlled micro-penetration of the nail using a novel intelligent nail drill system which is able to drill nail plate without penetrating the delicate nail bed beneath. The cases illustrate how the device has been successfully employed to deliver the anti-fungal drug directly and rapidly to the site of infection with minimal side effects or complications, whilst maintaining the nail integrity.
1545-9616
974-978
Bristow, Ivan
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Baran, Robert
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Score, Michelle
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Bristow, Ivan
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Baran, Robert
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Bristow, Ivan, Baran, Robert and Score, Michelle (2016) Rapid treatment of subungual onychomycosis using controlled micro nail penetration and terbinafine solution. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 15 (8), 974-978. (PMID:27537998)

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Abstract

Onychomycosis continues to be a common and intractable problem in adults, often responding poorly to topical treatment due to limited drug penetration of the nail plate. Improving penetration has been attempted previously by chemical and physical means with some success. The authors present three cases of toenail onychomycosis treated topical terbinafine 1% solution using controlled micro-penetration of the nail using a novel intelligent nail drill system which is able to drill nail plate without penetrating the delicate nail bed beneath. The cases illustrate how the device has been successfully employed to deliver the anti-fungal drug directly and rapidly to the site of infection with minimal side effects or complications, whilst maintaining the nail integrity.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 August 2016
Published date: August 2016
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 399450
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/399450
ISSN: 1545-9616
PURE UUID: 9c4d9065-80f1-4f38-8149-ece618e3f1b1

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Date deposited: 23 Aug 2016 12:45
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 01:53

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Author: Ivan Bristow
Author: Robert Baran
Author: Michelle Score

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