Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

Study of Ketoconazole 2% in a shampoo base clears Pityriasis Versicolor

Dr. Atul Mohankar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pityriasis versicolor is a common cutaneous fungal infection caused by a lipophilic yeast Malasezia Furfur. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of ketoconazole 2% in a shampoo base</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor. For that fifty patients were included in the study. The shampoo was applied daily for 15 days and found to be very effective in clearing the Pityriasis Versicolor. There were no side effects.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>