ISSN Online: 2378-1726 Symbiosis www.symbiosisonlinepublishing.com Opinion Article Clinical Research in Dermatology: Open Access Open Access Pepper and Garlic Extracts as an Alternative Treatment to Onychomycosis: AMyth or Truth? Hsuan-Hsiang Chen* Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, TaiwanMiami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Received: May 25, 2021; Accepted: May 29, 2021; Published: June 01, 2021 *Corresponding author: Hsuan-Hsiang Chen, MD,Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road,Taipei, Taiwan, Tel. No: +886-2-2356-2141; Fax. No: +886-2-2393-4177, E-mail:
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