Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
1 The History of Onychomycosis 1Bárður Sigurgeirsson
2 Epidemiology of Onychomycosis 13Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, Iman Salem, and Luisa Christensen
3 Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis 21David de Berker
4 Clinical Features: Classification 31Roderick J. Hay
5 Grading Onychomycosis 41Anna Q. Hare and Phoebe Rich
6a Routine and Emerging Techniques in Onychomycosis DiagnosisShari R. Lipner, Richard K. Scher, and Adam I. Rubin 47
6b Histopathology of Onychomycosis 60Josette André
6c Dermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Onychomycosis 66Bianca Maria Piraccini, Aurora Alessandrini, Francesca Bruni, and Michela Starace
7 Differential Diagnosis of Onychomycosis 75Dimitris Rigopoulos and Bertrand Richert
8 Predicting the Outcome of Treatment: Prognostic Factors 83Bárður Sigurgeirsson
9a Topical Therapies for Onychomycosis 103Casey Wang, Theresa Canavan, and Boni Elewski
9b Systemic Treatment of Onychomycosis 118Austin John Maddy and Antonella Tosti
9c(i) Laser Devices in the Treatment of Onychomycosis 123Dimitris Rigopoulos, Christos Prevezas, and Ioanna Triantafyllopoulou
9c(ii) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in the Treatment of Onychomycosis 133Elena Sotiriou and Dimitris Ioannides
9c(iii) Onychomycosis and Iontophoresis 141Avner Shemer
9c(iv) Nail Drilling 146Pauline Lecerf
9d Physical Treatment of Onychomycosis 150Bertrand Richert
9e Onychomycosis: Algorithm 160Bertrand Richert
9f Prevention of Relapse and Re‐Infection: Prophylaxis 162Eckart Haneke
10 Future Treatments for Onychomycosis 173Aditya K. Gupta and Sarah G. Versteeg
11 Onychomycosis in Special Populations 187Nilton Di Chiacchio and Nilton Gioia Di Chiacchio
12 Onychomycosis: The Podiatric Physician Perspective 197Lauren Dabakaroff, Tyrone A. Mayorga, and Bryan C. Markinson
13 Home Remedies for Onychomycosis 207Jane S. Bellet and C. Ralph Daniel, III
Index 213