Case of the Week 638
This week ' s case was generously donated from Drs. Cynthia Magro and Lars Westblade. The following object was identified in an hematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section of toenail in a patient with onychomycosis. Identification? (Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites)
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - May 11, 2021 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 638
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 638: Not a human parasite; seed.This is a small seed that likely became embedded in the nail. Botanist Dr. Mary Parker commented that " I would rule out a grass/cereal seed, as there is clearly an embryo (radicle and cotyledon) embedded in starchy endosperm, the whole surrounded by an epidermis and cuticle. The central vascular strand can be seen in the radicle, with pro-vascular cells in the cotyledon. It must be a small seed but in the absence of a scale bar, it is difficult to say more. " I learned from Dr. Cynthia Magro who donated this case that the patient has onychomycosi...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - May 9, 2021 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
ToeMate Nail Soak Fungus Treatment Kits
Why topical nail fungus (onychomycosis) treatment needs a device
Penetration
For the medication to penetrate and reach the infection through nail keratin (which absorbs water and repels water insoluble drugs) the treatment must be at least partially water soluble. The most effective way is to immerse the infected nails in an antimicrobial that is dissolved in water to give nails absorption time. Of the 125 or so treatments for nail fungus, only three are at least partially water soluble (Kerydin, Loceryl and ToeMate Nail Soak).
Scientifically, nail keratin is hydrophilic and Kobayashi et al 1999 found that the per...
Source: Medgadget - January 26, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ToeMate Tags: Sponsored Content Source Type: blogs
ToeMate Nail Soak Fungus Treatment Kits
Why topical nail fungus (onychomycosis) treatment needs a device
Penetration
For the medication to penetrate and reach the infection through nail keratin (which absorbs water and repels water insoluble drugs) the treatment must be at least partially water soluble. The most effective way is to immerse the infected nails in an antimicrobial that is dissolved in water to give nails absorption time. Of the 125 or so treatments for nail fungus, only three are at least partially water soluble (Kerydin, Loceryl and ToeMate Nail Soak).
Scientifically, nail keratin is hydrophilic and Kobayashi et al 1999 found that the permeation t...
Source: Medgadget - January 15, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ToeMate Tags: Sponsored Content Source Type: blogs
Toe Nail Fungus: Understand What it is, How you Got it and How to Treat It
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Sometimes referred as Onychomycosis, toenail fungus starts as a yellow or white spot at the tip of the nail and works its way under the nail bed.
The moist and dark environment of nail bed serves as a perfect breeding ground for the fungus.
It starts growing quickly into a colony of fungi that covers the entire nail or even other nails if not treated immediately. The nail may get thi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dylan_moran Tags: Community Posts fungus treatment how to get rid of toe nail fungus pickthebrain self improvement Source Type: blogs
