Clinical Study and Therapeutic Experience in Tinea Versicolor.
- Author:
Jae Hong KIM
;
Jin Tack LEE
;
Eui Chul JEONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tinea versicolor;
Clinicalstudy;
Therapeutic effect
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adolescent;
Aged;
Axilla;
Dermatology;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Ketoconazole;
Male;
Sodium;
Tinea Versicolor*;
Tinea*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(1):55-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fifty-six patients with tinea versicolor were studied clinically and therapeutically, from July 1984 to August 1985, at the Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University. L atients were treated with 20g sodium thiosulfate solution, 1g isoconazole nitrate cream, lg bifonazole cream and. oral ketoconazole. The result obtained were as follows: 1. The average age of all patients at visit was RO. 1 years, the oldest patient was 72 year-old and the youngest patient was 13 year-old. The male to female ratio was 3. 7: 1. 2. Distribution of lesions were anterior chest(26.8%), back(23.9%), abdomen (19%), axilla (17%), neck(6. 3%), pubic area(4. 2%), upper extremities(1. 4%), hip(0.7%) and lower extremities(0.7%). The incidence of hyperpigmented lesions was 76. 8%, and that of hypopigmented lesions was 23. 2g. 3. Average of treatment duration in each trial group indicated 3. 71-I--0 83 weeks (M+SD) in 20g sodium thiosulfate regimen group, 3. 07+ 0. 73 weeks in 1g isoconazole nitrate, 3.29+1.14 weeks in bifonazole, R. 00+0. 68 weeks in oral ketoconazole. No treatment results show statistically significant differences among the trial groups.
