Therapy of Onychomycosis Using the Non-thermal Plasma
Authors:
J. Lux 1,2; R. Dobiáš 3,4; V. Scholtz 5; J. Khun 5; H. Soušková 6; E. Mrázková 1; J. Julák 7
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav epidemiologie a ochrany veřejného zdraví, Lékařská fakulta Ostravské univerzity, Ostrava, Vedoucí ústavu doc. MUDr. Rastislav Maďar, Ph. D., MBA, FRCPS
1; Podiatrické centrum Medicia Ostrava, Ostrava, vedoucí pracoviště MUDr. Jaroslav Lux
2; Oddělení bakteriologie a mykologie, Centrum klinických laboratoří, Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě, Ostrava, vedoucí oddělení RNDr. Vladislav Holec
3; Ústav mikrobiologie, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Olomouc, přednosta ústavu prof. MUDr. Milan Kolář, Ph. D.
4; Ústav fyziky a měřicí techniky Fakulty chemicko-inženýrské, VŠCHT Praha, vedoucí ústavu doc. Ing. Jaroslav Hofmann, CSc.
5; Ústav počítačové a řídicí techniky Fakulty chemicko-inženýrské, VŠCHT Praha, vedoucí ústavu doc. Ing. Jan Mareš, Ph. D.
6; Ústav imunologie a mikrobiologie, 1. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, přednostka ústavu prof. RNDr. Libuše Kolářová, CSc.
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Published in:
Čes-slov Derm, 93, 2018, No. 6, p. 266-271
Category:
Innovations in Medicine
Overview
Inactivation of fungi including dermatophytes by the action of non-thermal plasma has already been verified by numerous in vitro and in vivo studies. Feasibility of this simple and cheap method for therapy of human onychomycosis is documented here on clinical case reports.
Keywords:
dermatophytes – cometary discharge – nonthermal plasma – tinea unguium
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