AMPHOTERICIN B vs CLOTRIMAZOLE

Just want to know if anyone has had this experience before. It was an unfortunate case of a young man having seen countless specialists and had countless imaging tests, and I’m sure out of desperation sent in a sample of his blood to this American site who charged him some $380 for this. The report

Hi everyone. I’m posting this anonymized case on behalf of a patient I’m closely involved with, looking for input from other clinicians (especially pulmonologists, rheumatologists, ID, or ILD-experienced colleagues). We’re hitting a wall and would appreciate outside perspective. ⸻ Patient: 37F, prev

Hello. I am a 20 year old male from Europe, diagnosed with invasive pulmonary zygomycosis by the species Absidia Corymbifera - diagnosis was made 1 month ago with BAL and I have been feeling ill for almost two years. Scientific papers available online say that it causes deep tissue necrosis wherever

50M, 180 cm, 58 kg, No pre-existing medical issues, He's currently infected with mucormycosis as a post-COVID-19 complication. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 19th April and underwent its treatment. His sugar spiked to 400 which was undetected during discharge on 30th April. On 8th May First sympt

32, Female, non-smoker A little backstory: I've had this issue for a decade now. I noticed yellowing on the edges of my big toenails when I was about 20-21. Embarrassed, I never went to the doctor about it. I tried home remedies over the years all while keeping it a secret from family and friends.

* Age 40 * Sex F * Height 5' 1" * Weight 220 ( I have lost 18lbs in 2mo) * Race C Rest of the information requested in in my post. **PART 1** May 8,2019 (stick with me…..) Hello everyone! I am looking for your support! I began my hysto journey on Jan 31st of this year. I began having “sharp”

Hello, I am 28M who was on antibiotics treatment for H. Pylori for two weeks. I've been off the meds for 10 days, however I developed white tongue. Went to the doctor and he prescribed me Amphotericin B (Ampho Moronal 10mg) in tablets form to take orally 3x a day for a week. I read a little bit abou

24 F 165 cm height 60 kg weight (last time measured months ago, hasn't eaten much calories over a few months) caucasian Bulgaria got it 5 years ago Test came positive for Candida Krusei person in question is not me. She has been able to only sleep for 2-3 hours a day for several months, feels

Stats at the bottom of this post. (This is a re-post that I also wrote on /r/DiagnoseMe, I didn't know this sub existed until just now.) There's something wrong with me and I don't know what it is. It's been getting steadily worse over the past seven years or so. I'm exhausted all the time, shaky al

I got these dime sized itchy spots that started when i was about 11 weeks pregnant so february 2025. My OBGYN said its just eczema and can happen during pregnancy. The spots were so itchy they prescribed me Triamcimalone 0.5% in July 2025 but it didnt seem to help. Fast forward to Jan 2026 I saw my

Hi! I initially posted this on r/DermatologyQuestions and a commenter suggested I put it here as well. I'm new to reddit and this sub so hopefully I get everything right. I'm Australian by the way. Bit of a long one but here goes: In March 2019 I (25F, 172cm, 70kg, caucasian) noticed a small ann

*UPDATE* ***Thank you all so much for your help. Learning that our current recommended treatment wasn’t cutting it because of responses received here, we called the peds derm and they fit her in SAME DAY. Baby has nummular eczema. Treatment is 2 wks, 2x/day clobetasol ointment, if it persists move t

have had issues getting it back (phimosis) since early teens and always just did my best to keep everything as clean as i could. after many years began to get pain and irritation to the point where i went to the ER and was told i had balanitis. Prescribed Clotrimazole which lessened but never made i

So a 40 something year old female presents to the ED as above for a few weeks of dyspnea, chest tightness, lower extremity edema and now intermittent fevers. She had a low grade glioma resected one month prior and completed a short steroid course. She’s on keppra as well as clotrimazole troches for

I \[23M\] have had 3 recurring sexual partners (at different times) over the last year. 2 of the 3 have ended up getting throat problems, involving sore throat+difficulty swallowing+difficulty talking, which resulted in them having to go to the hospital to get what turned out to be Peritonsillar Abs

Medicine is a huge field and no one can know it all, but we can know more than we knew yesterday if we learn a little every day. Personally, I was curious if there's any real difference from one topical antifungal to another. I usually recommend Terbinafine (Lamisil®), but I've seen other pharm