Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Abstract: Seborrheic dermatitis bleph treated with fluconazole

Treatment of malassezia species associated seborrheic blepharitis with fluconazole.
Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2009 Jul-Sep;51(3):57-9.
Zisova LG.
Department of Dermatological and Venereal Diseases, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

The AIM of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of fluconazole (FungoIon) in patients with seborrheic blepharitis.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four seborrheic blepharitis patients with Malassezia spp. positive cultures on Dixon's agar were treated with fluconazole (Fungolon) (0.200) weekly for 4 weeks.

RESULTS: The therapeutic effect of the treatment was positive in all patients--the clinical symptoms withdrew and cultures became mycologically negative.

CONCLUSION: The results indicate that antifungal agents are efficient in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.

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