Therapeutic Effect of Liranaftate Cream in the Treatment of 40 Cases of Tinea Manuum & Pedis and Tinea Corporis & Cruris

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and the safety of liranaftate 2% cream in the treatment of tinea manuum pedis and tinea corporis cruris compared with bifonazole 1% cream.Methods:74 cases were divided into 2 groups.The study group(n=40)were treated with liranaftate 2% cream and the control group(n=34)were treated with bifonazole 1% cream,both the cream were topically used once a day.Tinea corporis and tinea cruris were treated for two weeks,tinea manus and tinea pedis were treated for four weeks.Results:The efficacy of liranaftate 2% cream in the treatment of tinea manuum pedis and tinea corporis cruris was similar to that of bifonazole 1% cream.The effective rate at the time of finishing the course was 87.50% and 85.29% respectively and was 97.50% and 91.17% two weeks after the treatment,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups(P0.05).No side-effects were reported in the two groups.Conclusion:Liranaftate 2% cream is effective and safe in treating tinea manuum pedis and tinea corporis cruris,could be recommended for treating tinea patients.