Oral itraconazole for the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis: An open, noncomparative trial

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-175

  Kose, O ^a,b,c   Erbil, H ^a   Gur, A R ^a  

^a School of Medicine Etlik   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermittent therapy; Itraconazole; Pityrosporum ovale; Seborrhoeic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEBORRHEA; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALASSEZIA; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244372127     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01090.x     Document Type: Article

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