[Fluconazole and treatment of onychomycosis. About 86 cases].

Systemic treatment of onychomycosis is based these last years on the new drug utilization aiming to decrease the length of the treatment and secondary effects particularly with fluconazole. The aim of our study is to determine the efficiency and the tolerance of the fluconazole (Funzol) managed to the dose of 150 mg per week in the treatment of onychomycosis. It is a multicentric and prospective study done to different department of dermatology in Tunisia.

[Leg ulcer in a patient treated with hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera].

Introduction: Causes of leg ulcers vary widely, although venous insufficiency and peripheral arteriopathy are most common. Ulcers are much rarer in patients treated by hydroxyurea.

Case: A 66-year-old woman who had been treated with hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera for four years came to our consultation a month after ulceration of the left lateral malleolus had begun.

[Epidemio-clinical profile of human scabies through dermatologic consultation. Retrospective study of 1148 cases].

We report a retrospective study of all scabies cases collected in the department of Dermatology of Charles Nicolle Hospital during a 8 year-period (1993-2000). 148 cases of scabies were collected with a mean incidence of 144 new cases/year (65-204). Diagnosis was made clinically in all cases.