Evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of oral terbinafine (Daskil®) in patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis. A multicentre, randomized, investigator‐blinded, placebo‐controlled trial

Background Previous uncontrolled trials have suggested that oral terbinafine, an antimycotic allylamine compound, could be useful in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis.

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