TOPICAL UNDECYLENIC ACID IN TINEA PEDIS: A NEW LOOK |
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| Authors: | EDGAR B. SMITH M.D. RALPH F. POWELL M.D. JACK L. GRAHAM M.D. JOHN A. ULRICH Ph.D. |
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| Affiliation: | From the Division of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: One hundred and four patients with mycologically confirmed tinea pedis took part in a controlled clinical trial to determine the efficacy of undecylenic acid powder preparations in the treatment of their fungal infections. Clinical and mycological cures were obtained in 53% of those subjects treated with undecylenic acid powders as compared with 7% of those treated with the talc vehicle or left untreated. Undecylenic acid in a powder vehicle appears to be a safe and effective agent in the treatment of tinea pedis. |
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