Amphotericin B: Ten Common Questions

Renal Aspergillosis – Case Report

“…Amphotericin B is the key drug in the treatment of asper gillosis [9,10], it has a number of toxic effects such as anaphylaxis, nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and bone marrow suppression, which can be minimised if proper precautions are observed [11,12]. Topical therapy as sug gested by F le c h n e r a n d M c A n in c h [4 \ can be carried out in the event of failure of parenteral administration.…”