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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2019, Vol. 14  Issue (5): 277-279.

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Traditional herb lotion combined with topical antifungal therapy in the treatment of Malassezia folliculitis

ZHU Hong-mei1, LIANG Xiao-bo2, WEN Hai1, LI Bin3   

  1. 1. PLA Key Laboratory of Fungal Diseases, Department of dermatology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003;
    2. Department of dermatology, the 8th medical center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100094;
    3. Yueyang Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200437
  • Received:2019-06-09 Online:2019-10-28 Published:2019-10-28

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the effect of traditional Chinese herb lotion combined with topical antifungal cream in the treatment of Malassezia folliculitis. Methods The cases of Malassezia folliculitis were divided into three groups. Group A:Anshuye lotion combined with 1% bifonazole cream, once daily; Group B:Pifukang lotion combined with 1% bifonazole cream, once daily; Group C:1% bifonazole cream, once daily; the duration of three groups was 4 weeks. Results After 4 weeks treatment, the total effective rates of three groups were 75.00%, 78.95% and 56.52% respectively. Conclusion Both two traditional herb lotions could significantly improve the therapeutic efficiency of topical antifungal treatment of Malassezia folliculitis.

Key words: Traditional Chinese medicine, Anshuye lotion, Pifukang lotion, bifonazole, Malassezia folliculitis

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