Fig. 45. Treatment of nails infected with fungi should include at least partial evulsion. 

 \\ itli care, anesthesia is unnecessary. As much of the invaded nail as possible is cut away with 

 a sharp scalpel. Medicinal agents then have more chance of direct action. The two top pic- 

 tures show nails infected with M. albicans before and after partial evulsion. The two lower 

 pictures arc oi nails infected with T. purpureum before and after the same procedure. 



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