Dermatophyte infection. Dermatophytosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In group "A", patients were treated with Tab Itraconazole 100mg twice a day and sertaconazole cream applied topically twice a day for 4 weeks or less in patients in
Sponsors
PNS Shifa
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of both, male and female genders, in age group 12-75 years with clinical manifestations of cutaneous dermatophyte infections (tinea corporis/tinea cruris/tinea faciei) and confirmation done with skin scraping positive for potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with age less than 12 years and greater than 75 years. Hyperlipidemia Abnormal liver function tests Pregnant and breast feeding females. solitary lesion which is less than 3 cm in diameter hypersensitivity to antifungals if patients are on any systemic medications known to have interactions with itraconazole superadded bacterial infections patients on immunosuppressive drugs patients who are known case of liver or renal disease Tinea capitis and onychomycosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical evaluation and absence of fungal hyphae on KOH microscopy. Timepoint: Patients were evaluated clinically on 2 weeks of treatment then 4 weeks of treatment (end point) and then further followed up after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Clinical evaluation. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactDr Absha Abbasi
PNS Shifa
Outcome results
None listed