I was suffering from tinea cruris and tinea corporis for that I took itraconazole 200 mg od for one month and it disappeared so I stopped the medication but after 5 days it reappeared will more severity so should I continue itraconazole or should I switch to terbinafine 250 mg and if I should eat itraconazole so what should be the dosage period and if terbinafine what should be the period of dosage and I am applying fluconazole regularly.

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Alisha MittalDermatologist7yrs exp

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Fungal infections take time to go sometimes 3-4 months. The key is to take medicines regularly and not stop the treatment until your doctor tells you to do so. Both works wonderfully in tinea. But it depends what kind of tinea you have. You might be resistant also to any. Of the medication. For that we need to look at it.

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