Resumen de Limits on the Use of an Antifungal Drug

Diane S. Aschenbrenner

• * Serious hepatic injury, including liver failure or death, is possible with use of the antifungal ketoconazole (Nizoral).

  * Use of oral ketoconazole is now limited to the treatment of serious fungal disorders that haven't responded to other antifungal drugs or cases in which a patient cannot tolerate other antifungals.