Itraconazole versus griseofulvine in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris.
126 patients (82 males and 44 females) aged above 12 years, suffering from tinea corporis and/or tinea cruris, were treated with either itraconazole (100 mg once a day for 2 weeks and then plecebo for 2 weeks) (63 patients), or griseofulvin (250 mg twice a day for 4 weeks). 90.47% of the patients treated with itraconzole improved whereas griseofulvin imporved 76.19% of patients, clinically. Mycological response was 72% with itraconazole and 57% with griseofulvin.
Department of Skin, STD and Leprosy, MP Shah Medical College and Irwin Group of Hospitals, Jamnagar - 36100, India, .
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Acharya
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Mukhopadhyay
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Thakur
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Mehta
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Bhuptani
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Patel