SHORT-TERM TERBINAFIN THERAPY OF ONYCHOMY COSIS CAUSED BY DERMATOPHYTES

Terbinafin in daily dose 250 mg was administered to 112 patients with fungal infections of nails of hands and feet for 12 weeks. The patient s were followed up for 36 weeks after the treatment. Mycologic cure wa s attained in 73 % of patients administered the drug and in only 6 % o f placebo group patients. The treatment had to be discontinued in 2 pa tients because of terbinafin side effects; rio noticeable deviations w ere observed in results of laboratory analyses. These results permit a conclusion on the efficacy and safety of terbinafin 12-week course fo r patients with nail dermatophytosis.