BACKGROUND: Partial nail avulsion with lateral chemical matricectomy is the treatment of choice for @entity18658 . @entity3971 (88%) is the most widely used chemical agent but prolonged postoperative drainage and @entity16 are common. @entity7159 ( @entity6674 ) 10% has fewer side-effects. METHODS: Adult, consenting @entity1 with @entity18658 were alternately allocated into two treatment groups in the order of their joining the study, to receive either 88% @entity3971 (Group 1, n = 26) or 10% @entity6674 (Group 0, n = 23) chemical matricectomy. The @entity1 as well as the statistician were blinded to the agent being used. Post-procedure follow-up evaluated median duration of @entity158 , discharge, and healing along with recurrence, if any, in both the groups. The group wise data was statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Both the groups responded well to treatment with the median duration of @entity282 being 7.92 days in Group 0 and 16.25 days in Group 1 (P < 0.202). @entity86 continued for a median period of 15.42 days (Group 0) and 18.13 days (Group 1) (P < 0.203). The tissue condition normalized in 7.50 days (Group 0) and 15.63 days (Group 1) (P < 0.007). LIMITATIONS: Limited postsurgical follow up of 6 months is a limitation of the study. CONCLUSION: Chemical matricectomy using @entity6674 is as efficacious as phenolisation, with the advantage of faster tissue normalization.

Controlled trial comparing the efficacy of 88% @entity3971 versus 10% @entity7159 for chemical matricectomy in the management of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['collateral damage'] @entity3971 :: ('MESH:D019800', 'Chemical') :: ['phenol', 'Phenol'] @entity6674 :: ('CHEBI:32145', 'Chemical') :: ['NaOH'] @entity18658 :: ('MESH:C564384', 'Disease') :: ['ingrown toenails'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative discharge'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity7159 :: ('MESH:D012972', 'Chemical') :: ['Sodium hydroxide']
@entity18658 :: (MESH:C564384,Disease) :: ['ingrown toenail']
