Onychomycosis Treatment Prescribed at Only Twenty Percent of Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2007 to 2016

DISCUSSION: Our study showed that there is a low treatment rate for onychomycosis, with treatment prescribed at only 20% of visits. Untreated onychomycosis might result in secondary infection, pain, and negative QoL impact.1 Although dermatologists are specialists in nail disease management, they saw only about 25% of onychomycosis visits. Future efforts should be directed towards promoting onychomycosis therapy, and educating both patients and referring physicians that dermatologists are primary resources for nail disorder treatment.J Drugs Dermatol. 2023;22(10):1040-1045 doi:10.36849/JDD.6770.PMID:37801531 | DOI:10.36849/JDD.6770
Source: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research