Oral fluconazole in the treatment of tinea corporis and/or cruris and tinea pedis

Abstract

Design.- Thirty-one who had tinea corporis and/or tinea cruris and 12 patients who had tinea pedis were treated with oral fluconazole. All patients were given once-weekly doses of oral fluconazole 150 mg for four weeks. Results.- After treatment, 22 of 31 (71%) patients who had tinea corporis or tinea cruris were clinically cured, 6 (19.4%) patients were improved and 3 (9.6%) patients failed, 9 of 12 (75%) patients who had tinea pedis were improved and 3 (25%) patients failed. Conclusion.- It is concluded that fluconazole is an effective oral antifungal drug for the treatment of tinea corporis and/or cruris.