Single-dose oral fluconazole versus topical clotrimazole in patients with pityriasis versicolor: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 699-702

  Dehghan, Mohammad ^a   Akbari, Negin ^a   Alborzi, Nazila ^a   Sadani, Somayeh ^a   Keshtkar, Abas A ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

clotrimazole; fluconazole; tinea versicolor

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954929043     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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