Basidiobolomycosis
Updated February 3, 2024
Iodine Program
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This information is for educational purposes only, to facilitate quality conversations between patients and their personal physician(s). Several essential considerations are required to safely administer any protocol for an individual. This information is NOT intended to diagnose, treat or encourage self-treatment of any medical condition.
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This is a second rare but real infection where mold/fungus from soil infects the skin and abdominal organs. A recommended treatment in adults and children is high dose iodine as potassium iodide, up to 2-3 grams per day for months.
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Sporotrichosis
There is another fungal infection called Sporotrichosis, also from soil, that also responds to iodine when everything else fails! Doses of potassium iodine go up to 2-3 grams/day for months.
