January 2025 in “Transplantation” In this report, Gupta et al found that transplant recipients who discontinued fluconazole prophylaxis after the first year, despite having EIA-IgM positivity for coccidioidomycosis, did not develop the infection, suggesting that stopping prophylaxis in low-risk patients might be reasonable, with ongoing monitoring.
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January 2015 in “Springer eBooks” Chemotherapy can cause skin side effects that affect patients' lives, but they can be managed to avoid interrupting cancer treatment.
June 2018 in “Reactions Weekly” A 65-year-old man developed a serious skin cancer linked to a drug he was taking for a fungal infection after a bone marrow transplant.
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October 2019 in “Australian Journal of General Practice” This article provides an updated overview of the diagnosis and management of tinea infections but reports no new clinical findings.
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August 2016 in “Mycopathologia” This review discusses the developments in antifungal treatments for dermatophyte infections since 2008, reporting no new oral agents but introducing newer topical options like efinaconazole and tavaborole.