Background: Tinea versicolor is a common superficial mycosis, which is caused by lipophilic yeasts, malessezia furfur. It is a chronic and recurrent skin disease. It occurs most commonly in young post-pubertal people and in hot and humid climates (North and south provinces of Iran). Objective: Comparison of effects of ketoconazole 2% shampoo (Shafa Lab) with selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo on tinea versicolor. Patients and Methods: Two-hundred patients with tinea versicolor were divided in 2 groups, each consisted of 10 patients, one group was treated with ketoconazole 2% shampoo and the other one with selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo. Results: We found out that ketoconazole 2% shampoo was more effective (89% cure rate) than selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo (35% cure rate). Conclusion: It seems that ketoconazole 2% shampoo is more effective than selenium sulfide 2.5% shampoo in the treatment of tinea versicolor.
Ansarin,H. and Ghaffar Pour,G. (2005). Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor. Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8(2), 93-96.
MLA
Ansarin,H. , and Ghaffar Pour,G. . "Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor", Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8, 2, 2005, 93-96.
HARVARD
Ansarin H., Ghaffar Pour G. (2005). 'Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor', Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8(2), pp. 93-96.
CHICAGO
H. Ansarin and G. Ghaffar Pour, "Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor," Iranian Journal of Dermatology, 8 2 (2005): 93-96,
VANCOUVER
Ansarin H., Ghaffar Pour G. Comparison of effectiveness between Ketoconazole 2% and Selenium Sulfide 2.5% shampoos in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor. Iran J Dermatol, 2005; 8(2): 93-96.
