If<unk>  is suspected, prompt amphotericin B therapy should be administered due to the rapid spread and high case-fatality rate of the disease. Amphotericin B (which works by damaging the cell walls of the fungi) is usually administered for a further 4-6 weeks after initial therapy begins to ensure eradication of the infection. Posaconazole has been shown to be effective against<unk> , perhaps more so than amphotericin B, but has not yet replaced it as the standard of care. After administration the patient must then be admitted to surgery for removal of the "fungus ball".
Mucormycosis medical therapy
Aspergillosis medical therapy
Sporotrichosis medical therapy
Blastomycosis medical therapy
Zygomycosis medical therapy
Actinomycosis medical therapy
Paracoccidioidomycosis medical therapy
Mycobacterium abscessus medical therapy