title: General principles of management of fungal infections of the head and neck.
abstract: The adequate management of fungal infections of the head and neck revolves around five major principles: Timely diagnosis, usually dependent on a high index of suspicion; Control of local and systemic predisposing factors; Surgical débridement geared to the level of invasiveness of the fungus; Pharmacotherapy of the appropriate type, route of administration, and dosage; Long-term follow-up. Preventive measures, although typically out of the hands of otolaryngologists, should be instituted as feasible by the medical community at large.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, California.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Loftus
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000628:therapy*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*