ABSTRACT
Abstract: Dermatophytes are fungi capable of invading keratinized tissues. Isolation of the fungus with the culture is essential to guide the treatment, because there are more resistant species like Microsporum canis. The chronic use of corticosteroids leads to the deregulation of immunity, promoting atypical manifestations of infections. Topical antifungal therapy is often insufficient, requiring systemic medications. We describe the case of a patient undergoing systemic corticosteroid therapy with a large figurate lesion who presented complete response to exclusively topical treatment.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Immunocompromised Host , Dermatomycoses/drug therapy , Erythema/drug therapy , Miconazole/analogs & derivatives , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Administration, Cutaneous , Dermatomycoses/microbiology , Erythema/microbiology , Miconazole/therapeutic use , Microsporum/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Se estudiaron 6 pacientes con diagnóstico de dermatofitosis, candidiasis superficial o pitriasis versicolor, los cuales fueron divididos al azar en dos grupos y mediante procedimiento doble ciego se les administró topicamente Isoconazol al 1% o Bifonazol al 1% en crema, aplicado una vez al día por tres semanas. Ambas drogas resultaron ser igualmente efectivas con un porcentaje de curación de un 94,7% y 91,7% respectivamente