How Effective Is Fluconazole In Treatment Of Ring Worm Infection?

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2015

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Question : I have ring worm infection whenever I took fluconazole 150mg for continuous and apply .cream five or six days the infection as well as reddishness is removed but when I discontinue it again starts so what Should I do to overcome this problem .

Answered by Dr. Divakara (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Use for 3 weeks.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr Divakara P
Thanks for posting your query.

The treatment what you have taken is right but the duration is very less.

You need to use the cream for at least 3 weeks for complete cure.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar