Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor

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Gh.H Ghaffar Pour

H Ansarin

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Background: Tinea versicolor is a common superficial mycosis, which is caused by lipophilic yeasts, malessezia furfur. It is a chronic and recurrent skin disease. It occurs most commonly in young post-pubertal people and in hot and humid climates (North and south provinces of Iran). Objective: Comparison of effects of ketoconazole 2% shampoo (Shafa Lab) with selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo on tinea versicolor. Patients and Methods: Two-hundred patients with tinea versicolor were divided in 2 groups, each consisted of 10 patients, one group was treated with ketoconazole 2% shampoo and the other one with selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo. Results: We found out that ketoconazole 2% shampoo was more effective (89% cure rate) than selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo (35% cure rate). Conclusion: It seems that ketoconazole 2% shampoo is more effective than selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo in the treatment of tinea versicolor.

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