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British Journal of Dermatology

British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 131 Issue 5, Pages 684 - 686

Published Online: 29 Jul 2006

Journal compilation © 2010 British Association of Dermatologists



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One-week therapy with oral terbinafine in cases of tinea cruris/corporis
A. FARAG 1 , M. TAHA* S. HALIM
  1 Department of Dermatology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Egypt   *Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt   Sandoz Scientific Office, Cairo, Egypt
 Correspondence: Dr A.Farag, 188, EI Nozha Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, 11361, Egypt.
Copyright 1994 British Association of Dermatologists

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The use of oral terbinafine in the treatment of superficial dermatophyte infections has been extensively studied, using different treatment regimens. To evaluate the efficacy of short-term therapy with oral terbinafine in cases of tinea cruris/corporis. 22 patients (21 male and one female) with mycologically proven tinea cruris/corporis, were included in the present study. Each patient received one tablet of terbinafine 250 mg daily for 1 week. Patients were followed-up for 6 weeks after completion of treatment. Clinical and mycological assessments were performed at the end of treatment, and at the end of the follow-up period.

The mean sum of scores of signs and symptoms in all patients decreased significantly from 12-36 before treatment to 0 at the end of the follow-up period, and mycological investigations were negative in all patients at the end of the follow-up period.

Our results show that 1-week therapy with oral terbinafine is highly effective in the treatment of tinea cruris/corporis.


Accepted for publication 14 January 1994

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10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb04983.x About DOI

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