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| Onychomycosis is the medical term for a fungal | | | | Longer courses of antifungal therapy may be |
| infection of the nail. It can affect toenails or | | | | useful in patients whose nails grow slowly, who |
| fingernails, though, as the fungus thrives in dark, | | | | have diminished blood supply to the nail bed as a |
| damp environments, toenail infections are more | | | | result of conditions such as peripheral vascular |
| common. Dermatophytes or Candida are the | | | | occlusion or diabetes mellitus, or who have total |
| fungal pathogens most commonly responsible for | | | | or nearly total nail plate involvement. Topical |
| nail fungus infections. Often, these fungi can | | | | antifungal creams or powders may also be |
| destroy the entire nail bed. | | | | beneficial, especially in patients with concomitant |
| Depending on what study one wishes to believe, | | | | tinea pedis. |
| nail fungal infections affect 8% to 12% of the US | | | | To improve treatment outcomes and prevent |
| population, or more than 35 million people. In more | | | | recurrence, patients should be counseled about |
| severe cases, infected nails can develop a | | | | proper foot hygiene. Patients should be |
| yellowish or brownish color. They may thicken or | | | | encouraged to wear breathable footwear and |
| become brittle over time and sometimes have | | | | cotton soc ks when possible. They should be |
| crumbling edges. | | | | advised to keep their feet dry throughout the |
| Abnormal nail color can actually indicate an | | | | day. Similar infection patterns observed in |
| underlying medical condition such as diabetes, | | | | households and patrons of communal bathing |
| certain organ dysfunctions, or heart disease, | | | | facilities suggest a role for foot protection in |
| depending on the color and location. As nails are | | | | high-risk areas. |
| very effective barriers, once an infection has | | | | The problem with using chemical drugs to treat |
| manifested under the nail, it is very difficult to | | | | nail fungus is that unlike bacteria, both human and |
| treat. Onychomycosis is expensive to treat. | | | | fungal cells are similar on a molecular level; they |
| Costs include medications, procedures, laboratory | | | | are both eukaryotes. As a result, it is very |
| tests and health care provider's time, as well as | | | | difficult to create an effective antifungal drug that |
| expenses associated with the management of | | | | does not also damage the human system. |
| adverse drug effects and treatment failures. One | | | | NailFungusCure is a powerful nail fungus treatment |
| pharmacoeconomic study compared the | | | | from CURED. |
| cost-effectiveness of continuously dosed | | | | This topical anti fungal agent delivers a broad |
| terbinafine and itraconazole in the treatment of | | | | spectrum of action against fungi causing nail |
| toenail onychomycosis. | | | | fungus, meaning it kills the fungus and acts as a |
| The investigators concluded that continuous | | | | curative agent. The treatment has a proven ability |
| terbinafine therapy is less expensive, at a little | | | | to eliminate and cure nail fungus on the toes and |
| over one half the price of continuous itraconazole | | | | fingers time after time. It is possibly the most |
| treatment. It should be noted, however, that | | | | powerful and effective topical nail fungus |
| itraconazole pulse therapy is less expense than | | | | treatment on the market. |
| continuous treatment. Furthermore, the | | | | So, NailFungusCure has proved to be unrivaled in |
| pharmacoeconomic study used national reference | | | | the elimination of nail fungus. NailFungusCure |
| pricing and wholesale drug costs. | | | | contains very potent certified organic medicinal |
| Some patients benefit from adjuvant treatments. | | | | plant extracts and antifungal essential oils. These |
| Surgical or chemical nail avulsion may be useful in | | | | extracts exhibit a wide spectrum of antifungal |
| patients with severe onycholysis, extensive nail | | | | activity, and in laboratory tests they have |
| thickening or longitudinal streaks or"spikes" in the | | | | demonstrated their ability to kill the fungi causing |
| nail. These nail changes can be caused by a | | | | nail fungus infections. |