[Effect of a corticosteroid additive on the result of local therapy of bacterial superinfection in tinea pedis intertriginosa].

Sixty cases of tinea pedum intertriginosa were topically treated in a double-blind trial. In 34 cases a cream was used, which contained 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, gentamycin and fluprednyliden-21-acetate. In 26 cases a cream was used, which contained 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline and gentamycin alone. Treatment was continued over three weeks. In weekly intervalls mycological, bacteriological and clinical controls were performed, which showed that the steroid-component had no disadvantageous effect on the course of infection. In contrast the steroid containing preparation proved to be slightly superior.