{"id":39660,"date":"2025-09-30T12:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=39660"},"modified":"2025-12-09T20:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:55:53","slug":"antifungal-treatment","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/antifungal-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Antifungal Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Antifungal Treatment?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Antifungals are medicines that fight fungal infections affecting the skin, nails, mouth, lungs, or bloodstream. They can be applied topically, taken orally, or given intravenously for severe infections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This treatment helps to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminate fungal infections like athlete\u2019s foot, ringworm, or yeast infections\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treat serious systemic infections such as aspergillosis or candidiasis\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relieve symptoms like itching, redness, or discomfort\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevent complications in patients with weakened immune systems\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect during treatment?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Improvement may take days to weeks depending on the infection\u2019s severity and location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relief from itching, irritation, or pain\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gradual clearing of skin or nail changes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Possible mild side effects like nausea, headache, or stomach upset\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Longer follow-up needed for systemic or recurring infections\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40608,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1168],"class_list":["post-39660","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-infectious-disease"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/39660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=39660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}