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'''Whitfield's ointment''' is [[salicylic acid]] and [[benzoic acid]] in a suitable base, such as [[lanolin]] or [[vaseline]].< |
'''Whitfield's ointment''' is [[salicylic acid]] and [[benzoic acid]] in a suitable base, such as [[lanolin]] or [[vaseline]]. It is used for the treatment of fungal infections, such as [[athlete's foot]]. It can have a slight burning effect that goes away after a few minutes. It is named after [[Arthur Whitfield]] (1868–1947), a British dermatologist.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/whitfield Whitfield's ointment]</ref> |
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The original ointment contains 3% salicylic acid and 6% benzoic acid, but other ratios are also used.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RMrnOzLZqrkC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=whitfield's+ointment Lionel Fry, An atlas of dermatology]</ref><ref>[http://www.medipharmalimited.com/whitfield_ointment.asp Whitfield Ointment]</ref><ref>[http://www.telemedicine.org/common/common.htm Electronic Textbook of Dermatology, Common Dermatologic Diseases<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
The original ointment contains 3% salicylic acid and 6% benzoic acid, but other ratios are also used.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RMrnOzLZqrkC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=whitfield's+ointment Lionel Fry, An atlas of dermatology]</ref><ref>[http://www.medipharmalimited.com/whitfield_ointment.asp Whitfield Ointment]</ref><ref>[http://www.telemedicine.org/common/common.htm Electronic Textbook of Dermatology, Common Dermatologic Diseases<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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A systematic review of the medical literature examining all treatments for ringworm and jock itch was generally critical of the quality of data available. It concluded that there was "insufficient evidence to determine if Whitfield's ointment, a widely used agent is effective".<ref>{{citation | author=El-Gohary, M. et al. | title=Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis | journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | date=Aug 4, 2014 | issue=8 | pages=CD009992 | pmid=25090020 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2}}</ref> This means the studies executed were poor, not that Whitfield's ointment is necessarily ineffective. |
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Individual studies support its use as a cost-effective treament.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Treatment of superficial mycoses in the tropics: Whitfield's ointment versus clotrimazole | pmid=8002148 | journal=[[International Journal of Dermatology]] | year=1994 | volume=33 | issue=10 | pages=738–42 | author=Gooskens V et al.| doi=10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01524.x}}</ref><ref>{{citation | author1=Yvonne M. Clayton | author2=Bruce L. Connor | title=Comparison of clotrimazole cream, Whitfield's ointment and Nystatin ointment for the topical treatment of ringworm infections, pityriasis versicolor, erythrasma and candidiasis | journal=[[British Journal of Dermatology]] | volume=89 | issue=3 | year=1973 | pages=297-303 | pmid=4582719 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb02978.x}}</ref><ref>{{citation | author1=S. Wright | author2=V. J. Robertson | title=An institutional survey of tinea capitis in Harare, Zimbabwe and a trial of miconazole cream versus Whitfield's ointment in its treatment | journal=Clinical and Experimental Dermatology | volume=11 | issue=4 | year=1986 | pages=371-377 | pmid=2948740 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00477.x}}</ref> |
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It is named after [[Arthur Whitfield]] (1868–1947), a British dermatologist.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/whitfield Whitfield's ointment]</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:45, 30 April 2018
Whitfield's ointment is salicylic acid and benzoic acid in a suitable base, such as lanolin or vaseline. It is used for the treatment of fungal infections, such as athlete's foot. It can have a slight burning effect that goes away after a few minutes. It is named after Arthur Whitfield (1868–1947), a British dermatologist.[1]
The original ointment contains 3% salicylic acid and 6% benzoic acid, but other ratios are also used.[2][3][4]
A systematic review of the medical literature examining all treatments for ringworm and jock itch was generally critical of the quality of data available. It concluded that there was "insufficient evidence to determine if Whitfield's ointment, a widely used agent is effective".[5] This means the studies executed were poor, not that Whitfield's ointment is necessarily ineffective.
Individual studies support its use as a cost-effective treament.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com Whitfield's ointment
- ^ Lionel Fry, An atlas of dermatology
- ^ Whitfield Ointment
- ^ Electronic Textbook of Dermatology, Common Dermatologic Diseases
- ^ El-Gohary, M.; et al. (Aug 4, 2014), "Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis", The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (8): CD009992, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2, PMID 25090020
{{citation}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Gooskens V; et al. (1994). "Treatment of superficial mycoses in the tropics: Whitfield's ointment versus clotrimazole". International Journal of Dermatology. 33 (10): 738–42. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb01524.x. PMID 8002148.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Yvonne M. Clayton; Bruce L. Connor (1973), "Comparison of clotrimazole cream, Whitfield's ointment and Nystatin ointment for the topical treatment of ringworm infections, pityriasis versicolor, erythrasma and candidiasis", British Journal of Dermatology, 89 (3): 297–303, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb02978.x, PMID 4582719
- ^ S. Wright; V. J. Robertson (1986), "An institutional survey of tinea capitis in Harare, Zimbabwe and a trial of miconazole cream versus Whitfield's ointment in its treatment", Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 11 (4): 371–377, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.1986.tb00477.x, PMID 2948740