Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Side effects Self report · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

It is very uncertain whether ketoconazole changes side effects Self report compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.58, 1.64]
6 studies · 988 participants
Very low

Side effects ‐ Scalp only Self reported · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

It is very uncertain whether ketoconazole changes side effects ‐ Scalp only Self reported compared with ciclopirox (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.35 [0.54, 3.38]
2 studies · 603 participants
Very low

Side effects (combined for face and scalp) Self report · patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis

Ketoconazole probably leads to lower side effects (combined for face and scalp) Self report compared with steroids (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antifungals for seborrhoeic dermatitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.32, 0.96]
8 studies · 596 participants
Moderate