Table 11.

Treatment response of fungal infections in the colon

Fungal infections	Treatment	Treatment response	Comments
Paracoccidioidomycosis45,47–50	Co-trimoxazole, sulfadiazine, amphotericin B, or itraconazole	71%
Histoplasmosis21	Amphotericin B	77%
Candidiasis13	Fluconazole or caspofungin	100%
Cryptococcosis27–35	Amphotericin B + flucytosine ± surgery	67%	Response to treatment in immunocompetent patients was 100%
Aspergillosis39,41,43,44	Amphotericin B or caspofungin ± surgery	50%
Penicilliosis36–38	Amphotericin B	75%
Zygomycosis25	Amphotericin B + surgery	50%	Combined surgery improved treatment response
Pneumocystosis51	Pentamidine	100%	Only one case
Scedosporiosis52	Amphotericin B	100%	Only one case