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treatment > pharmacotherapy > antifungal therapy

Preferred term

antifungal therapy  

Definition(s)

  • An antifungal medication, also known as an antimycotic medication, is a pharmaceutical fungicide or fungistatic used to treat and prevent mycosis such as athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (thrush), serious systemic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, and others.

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Synonym(s)

  • antifungal medication
  • antimycotic medication

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-GCZDSWDS-9

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