[Therapy with ciclopirox lacquer of onychomycoses caused by molds]

60 patients, suffering from an onychomycosis produced by molds were treated for a maximum of 6 months with ciclopirox nail lacquer (8%). These molds determined by culture were Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (51 x), Aspergillus niger (6 x), Aspergillus fumigatus (2 x) and Hendersonula toruloidea. Anamnesis gave no hints, why molds were the causing fungi of onychomycosis. The achieved mycological cure rate was determined with 90% (culture) respectively 85% (KOH preparation). The local treatment with ciclopirox nail lacquer was well tolerated by all patients during the entire treatment period of max. 6 months. No side effects occurred. The local therapy with ciclopirox nail lacquer proved to be as effective in the treatment of onychomycosis caused by molds as in the treatment of onychomycosis due to dermatophytes and yeasts.