Saturday

March 24, 2007

SESSION FIVE

2:35 – 2:55

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NEW APPROACHES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ONYCHOMYCOSIS AND SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS

Dr. Aditya Gupta

Onychomycosis

1. Discussion of new classification issues
2. Review of new treatments/issues in:
   a. Dermatophyte infection
   b. Non-dermatophyte infection
   c. Candida infection
3. Discussion of new diagnosis methods/issues

Seborrheic dermatitis

1. Discussion of new Malassezia species and their involvement in SD
2. New treatments for SD
   a. Ketoconazole 2% gel
   b. Metronidazole 0.75%/1% gel for facial SD
   c. Pimecrolimus cream 1% for SD
   d. Ciclopirox 1% shampoo for SD
   e. Narrow-band UVB phototherapy for SD

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