A comparative clinical study on efficacy of terbinafine and griseofulvin in patients with tinea corporis
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| ID: sea-200501
ABSTRACT
Background:
The objective of the present study was to compare the efficacy of terbinafine and griseofulvin in patients with tinea corporis in a tertiary care hospital, Madurai.Methods:
About 60 patients are selected from the outpatient department of Dermatology according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were divided into 2 groups of 30 patients each. Group 1 received tab. terbinafine 250 mg OD and group 2 received 250 mg BD for 4 weeks. All patients were investigated at baseline, end of 2nd week and at end of 4 weeks. Effectiveness of both the drugs were determined by achieving clinical as well as mycological cure. The results were recorded, tabulated and analysed using student抯 t test.Results:
Patients in group 1 showed higher clinical and mycological cure rate when compared with group 2.Conclusions:
Oral terbinafine is the effective antifungal agent in the treatment of extensive tinea corporis infection.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
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2020
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