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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology2011

Comparative evaluation of effectivity and safety of topical amorolfine and clotrimazole in the treatment of tinea corporis.

Manasi Banerjee, Asim Kumar Ghosh, Sukumar Basak, Kapil Dev Das, Dwijendra Nath Gangopadhyay

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  7. Tinea corporis: an updated review.Drugs in context · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manasi BanerjeeDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical College, Kolkata, India .
Asim Kumar Ghosh
Sukumar Basak
Kapil Dev Das
Dwijendra Nath Gangopadhyay
KPC Medical College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTinea corporis is a common superficial dermatophytosis seen in tropical countries. Newer molecules are constantly being introduced for its treatment. Topical clotrimazole is in vogue as the treatment for this condition for a long time. Amorolfine is a comparatively recently introduced drug for topical use in this condition.

aimsTo assess the effectivity and safety of amorolfine 0.25% cream in patients with tinea corporis, in comparison to clotrimazole 1% cream. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatients presenting with symptoms of tinea corporis were mycologically confirmed for the presence of fungal hyphae. They were randomly divided into two groups: one group received amorolfine and the other received clotrimazole. Treatment duration was for 4 weeks and study duration was for 8 weeks. Evaluation was carried out using the standard clinical parameters on day 1, day 14, day 28 and a follow-up on day 56. Adverse effects were also recorded. Data entry was done in Excel datasheet and analyzed with Epiinfo 2002. Chi-square test and t-test were used according to the type of data.

resultsThe patients of the two groups were matched at baseline in respect to their demographic profile. Analysis of collected data showed significant improvement in both the groups, suggesting that both the drugs were effective agents in tinea corporis infection. Between-groups comparison of mycological cure rate and clinical improvement showed no significant difference.

conclusionAmorolfine 0.25% cream is found to be safe and effective, like clotrimazole, when used topically in tinea corporis.

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Amorolfineclotrimazoletinea corporistopical antifungal agents

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PMID22345765
PMCPMC3276891
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