EFFECT OF KETOCONAZOLE-MEDICATED SHAMPOOS ON SQUAMOMETRY AND MALASSEZIA-OVALIS LOAD IN PITYRIASIS CAPITIS

Authors
ARRESE JE PIERARDFRANCHIMONT C DEDONCKER P HEREMANS A CAUWENBERGH G PIERARD GE
Citation
Je. Arrese et al., EFFECT OF KETOCONAZOLE-MEDICATED SHAMPOOS ON SQUAMOMETRY AND MALASSEZIA-OVALIS LOAD IN PITYRIASIS CAPITIS, Cutis, 58(3), 1996, pp. 235-237
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Cutis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114162
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
235 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(1996)58:3<235:EOKSOS>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Pityriasis capitis is improved by the use of antifungal shampoos. A do uble-blind randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted to compa re the efficacy of ketoconazole 0.5 percent and 1 percent formulation shampoos. Evaluations were made in seventy-eight volunteers before and after a two-week duration of daily shampooing. Grading the Malassezia ovalis load in dandruff and values of squamometry were used as noninv asive methods to evaluate efficacy.