Mycological and Clinical Evaluation of Griseofulvin for Chronic Onychomycosis
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Mycological and clinical evaluation of griseofulvin for chronic onychomycosis.
When griseofulvin became available in 1959 a critical evaluation of its use in chronic tinea of the nail was begun. Since then 122 patients have been treated with a standard dose§ (0.5 g. t.d.s. for one month followed by 0.5 g. b.d.) for a minimum of six months and 74 for two years. As the trial progressed it became evident that a longer course of treatment was required than that suggested in e...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5563.464