RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 56101651
T1 Chapter 232. Oral Antifungal Agents
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56101651
RD 2024/04/24
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.