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Comparison of ivermectin and benzyl benzoate lotion for scabies in Nigerian patients.

Abstract
Few studies have compared ivermectin directly with topical agents in developing countries. We compared the effectiveness of oral ivermectin (200 microg/kg) with topical 25% benzyl benzoate and monosulfiram soap in 210 subjects of age 5 to 65 years with scabies. Subjects with persistent lesions after 2 weeks received a second course of treatment. All lesions had resolved after 2 weeks in 77 of 98 (79%) subjects treated with ivermectin and in 60 of 102 (59%) subjects treated topically (P = 0.003). The improvement in severity score was greater in the ivermectin group than in the topical treatment group (P < 0.001). The overall cure rate after 4 weeks was 95% in the ivermectin group and 86% in the topical treatment group (P = 0.04). Compared with topical benzyl benzoate and monosulfiram in the treatment of scabies, ivermectin was at least as effective and led to more rapid improvement.
AuthorsHalima M Sule, Tom D Thacher
JournalThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (Am J Trop Med Hyg) Vol. 76 Issue 2 Pg. 392-5 (Feb 2007) ISSN: 0002-9637 [Print] United States
PMID17297053 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Benzoates
  • Insecticides
  • monosulfiram
  • Ivermectin
  • benzyl benzoate
  • Disulfiram
Topics
  • Administration, Oral
  • Administration, Topical
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Benzoates (administration & dosage)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disulfiram (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insecticides (administration & dosage)
  • Ivermectin (administration & dosage)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nigeria
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sarcoptes scabiei (growth & development)
  • Scabies (drug therapy)

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