title: A multicentre (double-blind) comparative study to assess the safety and efficacy of fluconazole and griseofulvin in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris.
abstract: In a double-blind, parallel group study we compared fluconazole 150 mg once weekly with griseofulvin 500 mg once daily for 4-6 weeks in the treatment of tinea corporis or tinea cruris. Eighty-four of 114 patients (74%) (39% after 3 weeks) were clinically cured in the fluconazole group compared with 72 of 116 (62%) (39% after 3 weeks) in the griseofulvin group (P = 0.06). In the fluconazole group 78% were mycological cured compared with 80% in the griseofulvin group. In the fluconazole group nine patients (7.5%) had treatment related adverse events and in the griseofulvin group 15 patients (12.5%) had adverse events. Fluconazole 150 mg once weekly for 6 weeks is both clinically and mycologically effective in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris and few side-effects were reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faergemann
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mörk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haglund
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Odegård
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D006118:Griseofulvin; D015725:Fluconazole