One-week therapy with oral terbinafine in cases of tinea cruris/corporis

The use of oral terbinafine in the treatment of superficial dermatophyte infections has been extensively studied, using different treatment regimens. To evaluate the efficacy of short-term therapy with oral terbinafine in cases of tinea cruris/corporis. 22 patients (21 male and one female) with mycologically proven tinea cruris/corporis, were included in the present study. Each patient received one tablet of terbinafine 250 mg daily for 1 week. Patients were followed-up for 6 weeks after completion of treatment. Clinical and mycological assessments were performed at the end of treatment, and at the end of the follow-up period. The mean sum of scores of signs and symptoms in all patients decreased significantly from 12-36 before treatment to 0 at the end of the follow-up period, and mycological investigations were negative in all patients at the end of the follow-up period. Our results show that 1-week therapy with oral terbinafine is highly effective in the treatment of tinea cruris/corporis.