UNDECENOIC ACID AND ITS ZINC SALT ARE APPLIED TOPICALLY IN THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF SUPERFICIAL DERMATOPHYTOSES, PARTICULARLY TINEA PEDIS. SEVERAL OTHER SALTS AND DERIVATIVES OF UNDECENOIC ACID INCLUDING METHYL AND PROPYL UNDECENOATE, SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATED UNDECENOIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, AND UNDECENOIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE HAVE BEEN USED SIMILARLY.
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF TOPICAL TREATMENTS FOR FUNGAL SKIN OR NAIL INFECTIONS CONSIDERED UNDECENOATES TO BE EFFECTIVE, ALTHOUGH COMPARATIVE STUDIES WITH OTHER CLASSES OF TOPICAL ANTIFUNGAL WERE LACKING.