Treatment of pityriasis versicolor with two Weekly dose of systemic fluconazole

ABSTRACT

The application of systemic fluconazole in the management of Tinea versicolor is well distributed around the world. This treatment has recently began in our country. To study the effect of systemic fluconazole given orally once a week for two successive weeks in curing tinea versicolor and preventing recurrence. 35 patients with Tinea versicolor were treated with a single oral dose of fluconazole at the Department of Dermatology in Baghdad Teaching Hospital.The treatment were designed to give 300 mg as single dose to be repeated next week with 150 mg and followed up for one month. The treatment with single oral dose of fluconazole [300mg] cured 28 patients i.e. 80% of cases who were free of lesi. Systemic fluconazole therapy is very useful for chronic or extensive pitryiasis versicolor