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Hello, about tinea versicolor , i know one of the topical treatments is using ketoconazol shampoo daily but how long?1 month or 1week?thanks
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2 weeks: I recommend 2 weeks. You may want to reuse 2 days per month after that because it has a high recurrence rate.
Answered 2/23/2019
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