Treatment of difficult-to-treat-dermatophytosis: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Introduction: Difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis is an emerging public health problem in Sri Lanka. Safe, effective and affordable treatment is needed to solve this problem. Therefore this study has assessed the effectiveness and safety of modified Whitfield ointment applied twice daily with oral griseofulvin 500 mg daily given over 8 weeks in patients with difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis.

Light-emitting Diode Light Therapy for Facial Seborrhoeic Dermatitis: A Case Report.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) is a chronic, relapsing, papulosquamous inflammatory itchy dermatoses. It manifests as erythematous papules, macules, or ill-defined flat plaques with varying levels of scaling and pruritus. The exact pathogenesis of this condition is not known but yeasts, hormones (androgens), amount of sebum produced, and deranged immune response are known to play important roles in its development.