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. 2009 Apr 21;2:49–63. doi: 10.2147/ccid.s3690

Table 3.

Case-reports and open-label studies examining terbinafine use in non-dermatophyte infections

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
a

Notes: Patient immunocompromised or immunosuppressed;

b

Concurrent treatment with itraconazole;

c

Concurrent treatment with voriconazole;

d

Concurrent treatment with amphotericin B;

e

Concurrent treatment with ketoconazole.