[Efficacy of fenticonazole in patients with pityriasis versicolor].

Abstract

Thirty patients suffering from Pityriasis versicolor were treated with fenticonazole in cream or lotion form with two applications a day. At microscopy, Malassezia furfur was encountered in 25 cases and Pityrosporum orbiculare in 5. Disappearance of the yeast was obtained on average in 2 weeks of treatment. Measurement of sebum content with a Sebumeter apparatus did not reveal significant difference (p greater than 0.05) between patients suffering from Pityriasis versicolor and controls and in treated patients, in the course of topical therapy.

• Authors: A Di Silverio, M Mosca, G Brandozzi, G P Vignoli, M Gatti, P Gabba, S Ubezio
• Journal: Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia (G Ital Dermatol Venereol) Vol. 124 Issue 9 Pg. XLVII-IL (Sep 1989) ISSN: 0392-0488 [Print] Italy
• Vernacular Title: Studio dell'efficacia del fenticonazolo su pazienti affetti da Pityriasis versicolor.
• PMID: 2635139 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Imidazoles
• fenticonazole

Topics

• Administration, Cutaneous
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Drug Evaluation
• Female
• Humans
• Imidazoles (therapeutic use)
• Malassezia (isolation & purification)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Sebum (analysis)
• Tinea Versicolor (drug therapy, microbiology)