Double-blind comparison of a zinc pyrithione shampoo and its shampoo base in the treatment of tinea versicolor.
A zinc pyrithione shampoo was compared with its shampoo base in the treatment of tinea versicolor. Forty patients with tinea versicolor were included in the study. The condition in twenty patients treated with the zinc pyrithione shampoo cleared; the condition in the remaining twenty patients treated with the shampoo base did not. No side effects were noted in any of the patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006203:Hair Preparations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; C010423:pyrithione zinc