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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) was confirmed by microscopic potassium hydroxide (KOH) examination in 101 patients with recurring lesions of tinea versicolor. In a double-blind comparative study, patients were randomly assigned to once-daily ketoconazole 2% or placebo cream. At the end of treatment, 98% (p less than 0.0001) of the patients using ketoconazole and 28% of those using placebo responded clinically (healed or had mild residual disease). There was an overall 84% mycologic cure rate (negative KOH at treatment end) for patients using ketoconazole 2% cream and 10% for those using placebo cream (p less than 0.0001). Ketoconazole-treated patients who were cured at the end of treatment remained cured 8 weeks later. By contrast 75% of those responding to placebo had relapsed by the 8-week follow-up visit. Follow-up after 2 years revealed that 79% (38/48) of the patients treated with ketoconazole remained clear 12 or more months.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
500-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Double-blind comparison of 2% ketoconazole cream and placebo in the treatment of tinea versicolor.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial