Fungal infections of the nails are common. The fungus grows in the nail bed, where the nail meets the skin. Generally, in a relatively healthy person ...

Aspects of the invention disclosed herein relate to devices that provide heat and/or ultraviolet light to fingernails or toenails that are afflicted by ...

A fungal nail treatment composition comprises a proton source in the form of an organic acid, preferably citric acid or acetic acid (5-15% w/w).

It can affect toenails, fingernails or both and is usually caused by infectious organisms known as dermatophytes. Fungal nail disease causes discoloration and ...

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails. The ... If the fungus is allowed to spread deeper into the bed of the nail, it may ...

Onychomycosis or tinea unguium (ringworm of the nails or fungal nail) is a chronic disease of the nails due to parasitic fungi. Onychomycosis can cause the nail ...

May 12, 2017 ... ... nail fungus infection provides the administration on the nail plate ... Inclusion study criteria: toenail fungus and finger nail fungal infection ...

Because the fungal infection between the nail bed and the nail, the problem of treatment is mainly that of Treatment available agents on the affected areas ...

Fungal infection is also prevented by pre-treatment of nails with the copper salt composition. Classifications.

Nail fungal infections reside in an area difficult to access by conventional topical treatment, and antifungal drugs cannot readily penetrate the, nail plate to ...

Apr 1, 2010 ... Fungi live in the nail bed under the toenail and also involve the nail itself. The fungus is a parasite, and lives on the keratin, by dissolving ...

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection that causes the toenails and/or fingernails to thicken, discolor, and split. The prevalence of onychomycosis in the United ...

... nail bed where the infection actually lies. Heavily infected toes are piled high with fungus-laden keratin debris that prevents topical medications such as ...

With the exception of white superficial mycoses, most infections occur under the nail plate ... treatment of fungus diseases of toe and finger nails. AU737280B2 ...

Many prior art assumes that the treatment energy must be transmitted through the nail to treat the fungus itself in the nail bed. Dry nail is composed of a ...

... fungal contaminants and infections of the toe nails was studied. An ... treat fungal infections of the nail as well as to condition the nail bed.

They also cause unsightly discoloration and thickening of the nails and attack the tissue in the nail bed under the nails. Continued presence of the fungi can ...

[0004] The fungi are invasive to the keratin nail tissue. Apart from becoming discolored and brittle, the nail may often separate from the nail bed. In addition ...

Onychomycosis is a persistent fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails that is unsightly and may affect an individual's quality of life. The fungus grows ...

... nail bed where the infection actually lies. Heavily infected toes are piled high with fungus-laden keratin debris that prevents topical medications such as ...