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Ketoconazole vs steroids

Failure to achieve complete resolution (combined for face and scalp) Clinical assessment · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

Ketoconazole showed no clear difference in failure to achieve complete resolution (combined for face and scalp)… compared with steroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.17 [0.95, 1.44]
6 studies · 302 participants
Low

Ciclopirox vs placebo

Failure to achieve complete resolution (combined for face and scalp) Clinical assessment · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

Ciclopirox probably leads to lower failure to achieve complete resolution (combined for face and scalp)… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.79 [0.67, 0.94]
8 studies · 1525 participants
Moderate

Ketoconazole vs steroids

Failure to achieve complete resolution (long term, combined for face and scalp) Clinical assessment · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 80 participants
Very low