Comparative efficacy and tolerability of Ketomousse® (ketoconazole foam 1%) and ketoconazole cream 2% in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor: Results of a prospective, multicentre, randomised study

Mycoses

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 532-535

  Di Fonzo, E M ^a   Martini, P ^b   Mazzatenta, C ^b   Lotti, L ^a   Alvino, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Mipharm SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ketoconazole 1 ; Ketoconazole 2 ; Pityriasis versicolor

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; KETOMOUSSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549094696     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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