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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
The hydroxypyridones chemically form a class of antimycotics not related to others. For a long time ciclopirox olamine has been the only compound to be used clinically. Recently, ciclopirox as a free acid and rilopirox have also been considered. The congeners are active against a broad spectrum of medically relevant fungi including dermatophytes, yeasts and moulds in vitro. According to investigations based on animal and in vivo models for fungal disease, this also applies in vivo. Low toxicity in the experimental animal has made topical applications in man possible. Clinical experience relates, in particular, to dermatophytosis and vaginal candidosis, but rarer conditions have also been investigated. High tolerability corresponds to efficacy in major dermatomycological conditions. Today, interest mainly focuses on ciclopirox lacquer for onychomycosis. Here as in general, the relative role of hydroxypyridones will have to be finally established in comparative trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0933-7407
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The hydroxypyridones: a class of antimycotics of its own.
pubmed:affiliation
Dermatologische Klinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, FR Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review