2000•Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical RemediesRequires access

Terbinafine ointment in treating tinea manuum and tinea pedis in 102 patients

Xu Bing

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AIM: To oberserve the efficiency of terbinafine ointment (TO) in the treatment of tinea manuum and tinea pedis. METHODS:Patients (188) with tinea manuum and tinea pedis were randomly divided into 2 group. In treated group, 102 patients (M 46, F 56; age 38 a± s 16 a) were treated with TO, bid for 4 wk, in control group, 86 patients (M 34, F52; age 41 a±1 a) were treated with miconazole ointment (MO), bid for 4 wk. RESULTS: The improvement of symptoms in 2 groups after treatment were evident than before treatment, but significant difference were found between 2 groups ( P 0.05). CONCLUSION: TO is an effecitive drug in treating tinea manuum and tinea pedis.

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Key concepts: Miconazole, Medicine, Terbinafine, Dermatology, Tinea capitis, Dermatophyte, Significant difference, Antifungal