Cream Exoderil is used in dermatology to treat a wide range of fungal diseases. Fungicidal 1% cream Exoderil promotes the disappearance of symptoms of inflammation and itching.
Indications and contraindications for the use of Exoderyl cream
Indications for the use of the drug are:
- pityriasis lichen;
- microsporium;
- candidiasis;
- epidermophytia ;
- Mycoses complicated by a secondary infection.
In addition to fungal skin lesions, Exoderyl helps in getting rid of nail fungus (onychomycosis) and fungal infection localized in the auditory canal.
Discontinue treatment with the drug should be with hypersensitivity to its components, manifested in the form of redness, peeling skin and burning sensation. It is not recommended to use Exoderyl in the presence of damage to skin areas (wounds, burns). There is a restriction on the use of the drug in childhood and adolescence.
Instructions for the use of Exoderyl cream
Cream Exoderyl is intended solely for external use. Consider how the drug is used depending on the area of the fungus:
- Clean and dry affected areas of the skin are treated with the product, while adjacent healthy skin should be seized. The term of treatment of fungal infections of the skin is determined by the doctor, usually it is from 2 to 8 weeks.
- Carrying out treatment of fungal diseases, manifested in the defeat of the ear canal, the cotton flagellum is abundantly impregnated with cream and placed in the ear. The procedure lasts 6 - 8 minutes and is repeated twice a day. The treatment period takes 2 - 3 weeks.
- In the treatment of onychomycosis, if possible, cut (or cut down) part of the affected nail plate, after which the drug is applied to the nail and surrounding skin, while the cream
carefully rubbed. The treatment of fungal nail infection is a long process and ranges from a few months to six months. The process of recovery can be accelerated, if before the treatment of the nail do hot soap and soda baths (for 1 liter of water 20 grams of laundry soap and a tablespoon of baking soda).
Solving for themselves the question that it is better to use: Exoderyl in the form of a cream or solution, it should be taken into account that the cream is more effective in treating skin, but to get rid of the nail fungus, especially if more than 1/3 of the plate is hit, it is desirable to use Exodermil in the form of a solution in combination with the intake of antifungal tablets.