Table 3.
Organism | Site | Dosing regimen | Outcome | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aspergillus spp. | toenail | 500 mg/day (pulse: 1 wk/mos) 3 months |
clinical and mycological cure (88%) | 168 |
Aspergillus flavus | musclea | 250 mg daily 13 weeks |
resolution | 169 |
Aspergillus sydowii | toenail | 500 mg/day (pulse: 1 wk/mos)b 3 months |
failure | 128 |
Aspergillus ustus | skina | not providedc 11 months |
resolution | 170 |
Cladosporium carrionii | skin | 500 mg daily 4–12 months |
cure or clinical improvement (83%–100%) | 171, 172 |
Curvularia lunata | heart valve (endocarditis) | 125 mg twice dailyd,e 7 years |
tissue mycologically negative | 173 |
Fonsecaea monophora | skin | 250 mg dailyb 7–10 weeks |
clinical and mycological cure | 174 |
Fonsecaea pedrosoi | skin | 500 mg daily 4–12 months |
cure or clinical improvement (83%–100%) | 171,172 |
Paecilomyces lilacinus | cornea (keratitis) | 250 mg once dailyb,c 10–12 weeks |
resolution | 175, 176 |
Paracoccidoides brasiliensis | perineum/scrotum | 250 mg twice daily 6 months |
resolution | 177 |
Piedra hortae | scalp | 250 mg once daily 6 weeks |
effective | 178 |
Phialphora parasitica | disseminateda | 125 mg twice daily 2 months |
drug discontinued | 179 |
Sporothix schenckii | cutaneous/subcutaneous | 250 mg twice daily range: 8–37 weeks |
success | 180, 181 |
Notes: Patient immunocompromised or immunosuppressed;
Concurrent treatment with itraconazole;
Concurrent treatment with voriconazole;
Concurrent treatment with amphotericin B;
Concurrent treatment with ketoconazole.