TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 232. Oral Antifungal Agents A1 - Jacob, Reza A1 - Konnikov, Nellie A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintOral Antifungals at a GlanceIndicated for extensive fungal skin infections, tinea pedis, onychomycosis, and tinea capitis.Preventive therapy for the immunosuppressed.Major classes of antifungal medications used in outpatient settings are the allylamines (terbinafine), triazoles (itraconazole, fluconazole) and imidazoles (ketoconazole), griseofulvin, polyenes (nystatin, amphotericin B), and ciclopirox olamine.Speciation of fungal infections can be important in defining length of treatment and choosing the appropriate medication. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56101651 ER -