Treatment of Microsporum spp. tinea capitis with pulsed oral terbinafine

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 300-303

  Ungpakorn, R ^a   Ayutyanont, T ^a   Reangchainam, S ^a   Supanya, S ^a  

^a Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; NAPHTHALENES; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442642840     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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