[Efficacy of fenticonazole in patients with pityriasis versicolor]

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 1989 Sep;124(9):XLVII-IL.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Thirty patients suffering from Pityriasis versicolor were treated with fenticonazole in cream or lotion form with two applications a day. At microscopy, Malassezia furfur was encountered in 25 cases and Pityrosporum orbiculare in 5. Disappearance of the yeast was obtained on average in 2 weeks of treatment. Measurement of sebum content with a Sebumeter apparatus did not reveal significant difference (p greater than 0.05) between patients suffering from Pityriasis versicolor and controls and in treated patients, in the course of topical therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Malassezia / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sebum / analysis
  • Tinea Versicolor / drug therapy*
  • Tinea Versicolor / microbiology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Imidazoles
  • fenticonazole