Efficacy of terbinafine vs. Griseofulvin in tinea: Capitis in the Northern areas of Pakistan

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Khan, Sami Ullah ^a   Khan, Abdur Rahim ^a   Wazir, Shad Mohammad ^b  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Hayat Abad Medical Complex ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Griseofulvin; Terbinafine; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAUSEA; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 84859317753     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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