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. 2022 Nov-Dec;67(6):834. doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_1088_21

Table 3.

Treatment outcomes of trachyonychia with occluded versus non-occluded fluocinonide/bifonazole cream and with methylprednisolone injection and cyclosporine

Fluocinonide/Bifonazole cream Methyl-prednisolone injection Cyclosporine

without occlusion under occlusion
No. of patients 22 17 3 1
GIS, mean (SD) 1.6 (0.5) 3.2 (0.6) * 3.7 (0.5) 4 (0)
Complete response (%)a 0% 35.3% ** 66.7% 100%
Partial response (%)b 0% 52.9% ** 33.3% 0%
Less than 50% improvement 100% 11.8% ** 0% 0%

GIS=global improvement scale. aComplete response=above 90% improvement; bPartial response=50–90% improvement. *P<0.01, **P<0.001