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Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) - Evidence
Evidence on treatments for dermatophyte onychomycosis
- This section reviews the evidence on treatments for dermatophyte onychomycosis.
- CKS has included, where available, evidence on fingernail onychomycosis, although systematic reviews have focussed on toenail onychomycosis [Crawford et al, 2002; Crawford and Ferrari, 2007; Crawford and Hollis, 2007]. There is no important reason, apart from duration of treatment, why evidence on the effectiveness on treatments for toenail onychomycosis cannot be generalized to fingernail onychomycosis.
- CKS has not reviewed evidence on drug treatments that are not licensed in the UK.
- Evidence on two herbal treatments promoted for fungal nail infection has been reviewed.
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