Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Apr 2013)

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  • André Luiz Rossetto,
  • Rosana Cé Bella Cruz,
  • Vidal Haddad Junior

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652013000200011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 125 – 128

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The authors report a case of bilateral Tinea nigra plantaris treated through a double-blind study with the topical antifungal agents Isoconazole and Terbinafine. The objective of the study was to clinically compare the efficacy of these two topical antifungal agents on days 10, 20 and 30 of the treatment. No significant clinical differences were found, as all the plantar lesions regressed completely by the end of the treatment. Our conclusion was that in the case reported, the topical antifungal agents Isoconazole and Terbinafine demonstrated identical efficacy as a clinical cure. We also suggest the inclusion of injuries caused by arthropods of the Diplopoda Class in the differential diagnosis of Tinea nigra plantaris, due to the persistent acral hyperpigmentation.

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