Boric Acid Versus 10% Povidone Iodine Solution in Treatment of Otomycosis

Summary

This study compares two topical agents for the treatment of fungal infection of the external auditory canal: boric acid and a 10% povidone-iodine solution

Timeline

Start

2024-12-01

Primary completion

2025-12-01

Completion

2025-12-01

Publications

• Results Philip A, Thomas R, Job A, Sundaresan VR, Anandan S, Albert RR. Effectiveness of 7.5 percent povidone iodine in comparison to 1 percent clotrimazole with lignocaine in the treatment of otomycosis. ISRN Otolaryngol. 2013 Jul 25;2013:239730. doi: 10.1155/2013/239730. eCollection 2013.
• Results Mofatteh MR, Naseripour Yazdi Z, Yousefi M, Namaei MH. Comparison of the recovery rate of otomycosis using betadine and clotrimazole topical treatment. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jul-Aug;84(4):404-409. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.04.004. Epub 2017 May 6.
• Results del Palacio A, Cuetara MS, Lopez-Suso MJ, Amor E, Garau M. Randomized prospective comparative study: short-term treatment with ciclopiroxolamine (cream and solution) versus boric acid in the treatment of otomycosis. Mycoses. 2002 Oct;45(8):317-28. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00737.x.

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