Suggest Treatment For Persistent Fungal Infection

Posted on Thu, 6 Apr 2017

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Question : Hello doctor, i need to ask you about fungi infections and how well to treat it. More so, it's been disturbing me for a very long time

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use antifungal for 3 months

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.

Fungal infection is known for recurrence.
Usually, the infection gets controlled within two weeks and reoccurs on stopping the medication.

I treat such cases with a combination of oral and topical antifungal medication.

A combination of oral Fluconazole 150 mg per week and ointment Clotrimazole to be applied twice daily works well.

This combination should be used for at least 3 months continuously.
In addition, use a Ketoconazole based soap and maintain good personal hygiene.

Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee