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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
On-line version ISSN 1561-3194
Abstract
SANTAYA-LABRADOR, Juan Miguel; CECILIA-PAREDES, Eduardo Enrique; ECHEVARRIA-CRUZ, Ángel and CECILIA-PAREDES, Elizabeth. Effectiveness of alternative treatment with topical oleozon in patients with onychomycosis. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2022, vol.26, n.3 Epub May 01, 2022. ISSN 1561-3194.
Introduction:
onychomycoses are fungal infections of the nail plate and adjacent tissues.
Objective:
to determine the efficacy of alternative treatment with topical oleozon in patients with onychomycosis of the 24th and 25th Doctor’s Offices belonging to Luis Augusto Turcios Lima University Polyclinic in Pinar del Rio province during 2017-2018.
Methods:
an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on patients diagnosed with onychomycosis in the 24th and 25th Doctor’s Offices belonging to Luis Augusto Turcios Lima University Polyclinic in Pinar del Rio province during 2017-2018. The target group comprised 90 patients diagnosed with this disease, working with all of them, which were stratified into three groups, group-A (topical ketoconazole plus fluconazole tablet), group-B (topical oleozon) and group-C (fluconazole tablet plus topical oleozon).
Results:
the age group 60-69 (31,1 %) and male sex (65,6 %) predominated, patients with nail discoloration changes predominated (32 %), in group-A 56,7 % of patients showed improvement between 3 and 6 months, group-B 93,3 % in the same period as group-A and in group-C 100 % were cured in the same period as the other groups.
Conclusions:
the age group from 60-69 predominated, male sex was the most affected. The most frequent sign was discoloration change and the symptom was pain; combined treatment was the most effective.
Keywords : ONYCHOMYCOSIS; AGED; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE.