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. 2015 Jan;33(1):40–48. doi: 10.2337/diaclin.33.1.40

TABLE 2.

Treatment Options for Common Fungal Infections

Cutaneous Fungal Infections Treatment Options
Candidal vulvovaginitis Butoconazole vaginal 2% cream
Clotrimazole vaginal 1% cream, 100 mg vaginal tablet
Miconazole 2% cream, 100 mg vaginal suppository, 200 mg vaginal suppository, 1,200 mg vaginal suppository
Ticonazole vaginal 6.5% ointment
Fluconazole 150 mg × 1 dose
Nystatin vaginal 100,000-unit vaginal tablet
Perianal candidiasis Miconazole topical 2% cream, 4% cream
Miconazole insert 100 mg, 200 mg, 1,200 mg
Diflucan 150 mg by mouth × 1
Thrush Nystatin 100,000 U/mL
Clotrimazole 10 mg
Miconazole 50 mg
Gentian violet topical 1%
Perleche Nystatin/triamcinolone topical 100,000 U/0.1%
Clotrimazole topical 1%
Miconazole topical 2%
Ketoconazole topical 2%
Intertrigo Fluconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Itraconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Ketoconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Terbinafine 500 mg by mouth twice daily × 6–8 weeks
Nystatin topical 100,000 units/g ointment, powder, cream
Erosion interdigitalis blastomysetica chronica Clotrimazole 1% cream or solution
Paronychia Fluconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Itraconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Ketoconazole 200 mg daily × 2–4 weeks
Onichomycosis Terbinafine 250 mg