Treatment for Pityriasis versicolor includes?
Correct Answer: Itraconazole
Description: Ans. is 'c' i.e., Itraconazole 'Adequate treatment with itraconazole can be achieved with a total dose of as little as 1000mg, given as 200mg per day for 5-7 days." - IADVL 3rd/e p. 288* Selenium sulphide (2.5%) in detergent base is applied all over body below neck (sparing the genitalia), left overnight and washed of next morning. Two to three applications applied once or twice a week usually clears the infection.Treatment of P. versicolor1) Systemic agents:- azoles such as ketoconazole, fluconazole or itraconazole.2) Topical agents:-a) Azoles - clotrimazole, econazole, miconazole, ketoconazole.b) Others - selenium sulfide (2.5%), sodium thiosulphate (20%), whitfield's ointment (3% Salicylic acid + 6% Benzoic acid), zinc pyrithione(l%), tolnaftate, ciclopirox olamine.
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