Health Condition 1: null- Patients with onychomycosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Fractional CO2 Laser and Topical 1% Terbinafine cream: 50 onychomycotic nails, Fractional CO2 Laser would be done at monthly intervals for four months in aptients with onychomycosis. Th
Sponsors
Command Hospital Air Force
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Males and females over the age of 18 years 2.Patient with one or more toenail and/or fingernail fungal infections of the following types: distal subungual onychomycosis, proximal subungual onychomycosis, superficial white or black onychomycosis, mixed patterns or total dystrophic type onychomycosis. 3.Confirm diagnosis using fungal culture and direct microscopy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Fungal culture negative or no evidence on direct microscopy. 2.Those patients who used systemic or topical antifungal in the past three months of the first scheduled laser session to be excluded. 3.Conditions, like bacterial infections, subungual hematoma, associated nail disorders which produce changes in the nail plate like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, lichen planus. 4.Pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in onychomycosis severity or complete clearanceTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complete clearanceTimepoint: Anytime before 4 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSandeep Lal V
Command Hospital Air Force
Outcome results
None listed