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ArticleSkin appendage disorders2020

Once Weekly Application of Urea 40% and Bifonazole 1% Leads to Earlier Nail Removal in Onychomycosis.

Avner Shemer, Yossi Eshel, Aditya K Gupta, Renata Farhi, Eckart Haneke, Carlton Ralph Daniel, Kelly Foley, Emma M Quinlan

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Article in Skin appendage disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Post-Traumatic Single-Digit Onychomycosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 8 countries.

Avner ShemerThe Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Yossi EshelThe Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Aditya K GuptaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Renata FarhiHospital Nossa Senhora da Saude, University Fundação Tecnico Educacional Souza Marques, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Eckart HanekeDepartment of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Carlton Ralph DanielDepartment of Dermatology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Kelly FoleyMediprobe Research Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.
Emma M QuinlanMediprobe Research Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.
Mediprobe Research (Canada) · CATel Aviv University · ILFundação Técnico Educacional Souza Marques · BRUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOnychomycosis is a chronic nail fungal infection resulting in nail damage and a decreased quality of life. Chemical avulsion of the nail with urea and bifonazole -removes fungally infected debris, increasing antifungal treatment efficacy and penetration. Previous clinical ob-servations describe patients who applied their urea and -bifonazole ointment less frequently, achieving earlier nail removal. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between duration of urea and bifonazole application and time to nail avulsion.

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resultsDaily application of ointment and sealing resulted in an average length of time (±SD) to nail removal of 18.7 days (±6.8 days); once every 3 days resulted in nail removal at 12.7 days (±6.2 days) and once per week at 11 days (±4.46 days) (

conclusionOnce weekly application of ointment with sealing for a 1-week duration is associated with a decrease in time to complete chemical avulsion of the nail by approximately 1 week.

Indexed as

AGISPOR ONYCHOSETBifonazoleChemical avulsionKeratoplastic agentNail sealingNail treatmentOnychomycosisUrea

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PMID33088816
PMCPMC7548867
OpenAlexW3043250515

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