Generic Nizorol Is Effective In Dealing With Onychomycosis
It is a common infectious toenail disease which shows an increased prevalence with age. It affects 15% of the general population and 40% of the individuals over the age 60. Onychomycosis accounts for approximately 50% of the onychopathies. According to an epidemiological survey, called Achilles project in Europe, revealed the fact that 27% of the people suffered from onychomycosis. The increased prevalence can be attributed to tight shoes, increased number of immunosuppressed individuals and the increased use of communal locker rooms.
Generic Nizorol or Ketoconazole is effective in dealing with onychomycosis.
It is caused by 3 major groups of fungi;
Dermatophyte fungi
Non- dermatophyte fungi
Yeasts
85% of the infections are due to dermatophyte fungi, whereas around 15% are due to non-dermatophytes and less than 5% is caused by yeasts. The non dermatophytes are predominantly seen antecedently diseased or aged nails. Yeast infections are mostly due to Candida infections which usually occur in conjunction with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Tinea unguium strictly refers to the dermatophyte infection of the nail plate.
Clinical features depend on the type of nail invasion. Based on the clinical presentations, it is classified as
Distal subungual onychomycosis
Proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO)
White superficial onychomycosis (WSO)
Candidial onychomycosis
It begins as Tinea pedis and may extend to nail bed, where eradication becomes more difficult. Then the nail bed becomes a reservoir for recurrent skin infections mainly in hot and humid environment created by occlusion or tropical climates.
Clinical findings vary with the type of infection. The distal subungual onychomycosis begins with the invasion of stratum corneum of the hyponychium, and distal nail bed, forming a whitish to brownish-yellow opacification at the distal edge of the nail. The infection spreads proximally up the nail bed to the ventral nail plate. In response to this infection, there is a hyper proliferation of the nail bed which produces subungual hyperkeratosis. There is progressive invasion of the nail plate leading to a condition known as dystrophic nail plate.
PSO begins as a white to beige opacity on the proximal nail plate with an increase in the opacity affecting the entire toe nail. It further produces subungual hyperkeratosis, leuconychia, proximal onycholysis and destruction of the entire nail unit.
In WSO, there is a direct invasion of dorsal nail plate resulting in white to dull yellow sharply bordered patches anywhere on the surface of the toe nail. Candida infection invades via the hyponychial epithelium to affect the entire thickness of the nail plate.
A similar presentation can be seen in psoriasis and hand eczema that needs to excluded before confirming the fungal infection by doing KOH examination, nail biopsy and fungal culture on SDA with or without antimicrobials.
The cure rates for toe nail onychomycosis is 80% with systemic Antifungals with a recurrence rate of 20%. It can be effectively treated by both topical and systemic drugs. Topically ciclopirox and amorolfine can be used whereas Terbinafine, Itraconazole and Flucanazole can be given systemically. Personal hygiene is also essential for successful treatment.
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