The efficacy of 1% metronidazole gel in facial seborrheic dermatitis: A double blind study

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-269

  Siadat, Amir ^a   Iraji, Fariba ^b   Shahmoradi, Zabiholahe ^c   Enshaieh, Shahla ^a   Taheri, Azam ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Metronidazole; Seborrheic dermatitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DRUG VEHICLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PIMECROLIMUS; PLACEBO; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SALICYLIC ACID; SELENIUM; TACROLIMUS; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746930584     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.26745     Document Type: Article

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