Tinea versicolor treated with a wholer body foaming solution

Abstract

Tinea versicolar is the commonest superficial fungal disease in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The aetiological agent is P. orbiculare a normal skin-commesal which under certain conditions not all of which are understood, alters morphology and becomes invasive, producing the disease tinea versicolar In this double blind study on 100 patients, econazole in the form of a whole body, shampoo-like foaming solution, and, a placebo foaming solution were used for three applications. As judged clinically, by Wood's light for fluorescence and on microscopy, the econazole foaming solution was statistically superior at the Level of (p < 0,001) in clearing both the mycelial forms of P. orbinulare and the shin disorder.Three years after the original application 25% of the patients are still clinically clear of a shin condition notorious for its tendency to rclnpse after a wide variety of treatment modalities. The authors feel that this foaming solution form of econnzole is a useful addition to the tropical praetitione t' s annanne ntarium, partinulnrly if the treatment phase is followed by regular applications once a month. The preparation was totally fue fum side effects and was cosmetically acceptable.