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Treatment

Form Primary Line of Treatment Alternative Treatment Remarks/Other
Uncomplicated cutaneous Itraconazole [200 mg/day] Itraconazole [200 b.i.d.],

terbinafine [500 b.i.d.],

SSKI [increasing doses],

fluconazole [400-800 mg/day], or

local hyperthermia

Continue treatment for 2-4 weeks after lesions resolve.
Osteoarticular Itraconazole [200 mg b.i.d.] Limposomal amphotericin B [3-5 mg/kg/day] or deoxycholate amphotericin B [0.7-1 mg/kg/day] until symptom resolution For a total of 12 months, switch to itraconazole after resolution/end of treatment.
Pulmonary
Meningeal
Dissimated
Sporotrichosis in pregnant women
Sporotrichosis in Children

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