Treatment of Malassezia species associated seborrheic blepharitis with fluconazole.
The AIM of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of fluconazole (FungoIon) in patients with seborrheic blepharitis.


METHODS
Four seborrheic blepharitis patients with Malassezia spp. positive cultures on Dixon's agar were treated with fluconazole (Fungolon) (0.200) weekly for 4 weeks.


RESULTS
The therapeutic effect of the treatment was positive in all patients--the clinical symptoms withdrew and cultures became mycologically negative.


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate that antifungal agents are efficient in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.
Zisova
Lilia G
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Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole