Successful Treatment of Toenail Onychomycosis With Photodynamic Therapy

作者：Daisuke Watanabe · 发表于：Archives of Dermatology · 年份：2008 · DOI：10.1001/archdermatol.2007.17 · 被引用次数：111 · 研究领域：Nail Diseases and Treatments、Fungal Infections and Studies、Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Although recent progresses in oral antifungal agents have made it possible to treat onychomycosis effectively, these drugs can have considerable adverse liver or kidney effects and medication interactions in special populations such as children, the elderly, and patients with underlying systemic diseases. We describe 2 patients with toenail onychomycosis who were sucessfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT).