Comparative study on the effects of a new antifungal lotion (Artemisia sieberi essential oil) and a clotrimazole lotion in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor Etude comparative d'une nouvelle lotion antifongique a base d'huile essentielle & Artemisia sieberi et d'une lotion au clotrimazole dans le traitement du pityriasis versicolor

摘要

To determine the efficacy of Mycoderm lotion (Artemisia sieberi essential oil) in treating Pityriasis versicolor and comparing its effects with clotromazole lotion. Material and methods. - Sixty-eight patients, 34 males and 34 females, were enrolled in this study. The disease was confirmed by standard mycological method; direct microscopic examination. The patients randomly divided into two groups, which treated with Mycoderm,and clotrimazole lotions twice daily for two weeks and then followed up for two weeks.