title: [Comparative evaluation of fluconazole 50 mg and 100 mg versus itraconazole 100 mg in the treatment of dermatomycoses].
abstract: In the above double-blind multicenter study the efficacy and tolerability of 50 and 100 mg doses of fluconazole were compared with 100 mg itraconazole in 178 patients with T. corporis, T. cruris, and T. pedis infections. All patients were submitted to clinical and mycological examination before starting, at weekly intervals during treatment, and 4 and 8 weeks after its conclusion. Duration of the three therapeutic regimes was 15 days for T. corporis and T. cruris, and 30 days for T. pedis infection. The percentage of symptomatic cure was 85% and 86.5%, respectively for 50 and 100 mg fluconazole, and 83% for itraconazole. Mycologic cure was achieved in 81.4% of patients treated with 50 mg fluconazole, 83.3% in those treated with 100 mg fluconazole, and 67.9% in those treated with 100 mg itraconazole. None of the groups showed changes in laboratory parameters. It is concluded that all three treatment schemes had high antimycotic activity, but fluconazole both 50 and 100 mg daily was superior. Both drugs were well tolerated and compliance was good.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dermatologica, Policlinico di Bari.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lospalluti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pantaleo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conese
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lo Re
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbieri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole; D015725:Fluconazole
vernacular_title: Valutazione comparativa di fluconazolo 50 mg e 100 mg vs itraconazolo 100 mg nel trattamento delle epidermomicosi.