Effect of ketoconazole-medicated shampoos on squamometry and Malassezia ovalis load in pityriasis capitis.

Abstract

Pityriasis capitis is improved by the use of antifungal shampoos. A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted to compare the efficacy of ketoconazole 0.5 percent and 1 percent formulation shampoos. Evaluations were made in seventy-eight volunteers before and after a two-week duration of daily shampooing. Grading the Malassezia ovalis load in dandruff and values of squamometry were used as noninvasive methods to evaluate efficacy.

• Authors: J E Arrese, C Piérard-Franchimont, P De Doncker, A Heremans, G Cauwenbergh, G E Piérard
• Journal: Cutis (Cutis) Vol. 58 Issue 3 Pg. 235-7 (Sep 1996) ISSN: 0011-4162 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8886540 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Hair Preparations
• Ketoconazole

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Double-Blind Method
• Female
• Hair Preparations
• Humans
• Ketoconazole (administration & dosage)
• Malassezia (isolation & purification)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pityriasis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Scalp Dermatoses (drug therapy)