Sporotrichosis medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Treatment

Form	Primary Line of Treatment	Alternative Treatment	Remarks/Other
Uncomplicated cutaneous	Itraconazole [200 mg/day]	Itraconazole [200 b.i.d.], terbinafine [500 b.i.d.], SSKI [increasing doses], fluconazole [400-800 mg/day], or local hyperthermia	Continue treatment for 2-4 weeks after lesions resolve.
Osteoarticular	Itraconazole [200 mg b.i.d.]	Limposomal amphotericin B [3-5 mg/kg/day] or deoxycholate amphotericin B [0.7-1 mg/kg/day] until symptom resolution	For a total of 12 months, switch to itraconazole after resolution/end of treatment.
Pulmonary
Meningeal
Dissimated
Sporotrichosis in pregnant women
Sporotrichosis in Children