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Antifungal Agents: Introduction |  |
| Topical infections caused by a large variety of fungi may become established on the skin and adnexa or mucous membranes (buccal, GI, ruminal, vaginal). The external auditory canal and cornea may also be invaded by yeasts and fungi that are opportunistic pathogens. Locally active antifungal drugs (
Topical Antifungal Agents) are used to treat such topical infections. |
| A number of serious systemic fungal diseases are well recognized in several parts of the world. (See
fungal infections,
Fungal Infections: Introduction.) Antifungal agents have greatly reduced earlier mortality rates due to systemic mycoses in humans. A relatively narrow selection of drugs is used in these cases. |
