A double-blind comparison of 2% ketoconazole and 1% clotrimazole in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor.
Forty adult patients of pityriasis versicolor were treated with either topical 2% ketoconazole cream (20 patients) or topical 1% clotrimazole cream (20 patients). In global assessment of treatment after 2 weeks, 18 (90%) out of 20 patients treated with ketoconazole cream were cured while 2 cases had considerable residual lesions. In clotrimazole treated group, 17 (85%) out of 20 patients were cured and 3 still had considerable lesions. No significant difference was observed in response rates in the two groups. No side effects were reported in either groups.
Department of Skin, VD and Leprosy, Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak - 124001, India.
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