Efficacy and safety of butenafine in superficial dermatophytoses (Tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis)

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 274-275

  Saple, D G ^a   Jha Amar, A K ^b   Ravichandran, G ^c   Korde, Kedar M ^d   Desai, Anish ^d  

^a GT Hospital Mumbai   (India)

^b AK Jha Skin Institute   (India)

^c Zubeda Hospital   (India)

^d Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Butenafine (1 ) cream; Superficial dermatophytoses

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; BUTENAFINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 1642477483     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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