Imranullah Khan Ahsan Hameed, Shad Muhammad Wazir, Mian Mujahid Shah.
Itraconozole Therapy in Tinea Versicolor.
J Ayub Med Coll Abottabad Jan ;11(1):37-9.

The efficacy of itraconozole may assessed in an open trial in 60 patients with wide spread disseminated lesions of Tinea versicolor confirmed by direct microscopy. The patients were allocated randomly to one of the two treatment regimens, 300 mg once daily for 7 days or 100 mg once daily for 15 days. On assessment 3 weeks offer the end of the treatment, 5O patients were healed, 4 had mild residual lesions, 4 had considerable residual lesions, and 2 had relapsed. Two patients reported pain in the abdomen. Two patients reported nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia. Two patients had mild elevation of SGOT, and SGPT Conclusion: Treatment of tinea versicolor with itraconozole 200mg/day for 7 days or 100mg/day for 15 days is recommended.

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