Severe cutaneous dermatophyte infections that resist griseofulvin therapy should be treated with:

A. flucytosine
B. chloroquine
C. ketoconazole
D. amphotericin B


c
Rationale: Ketoconazole is used to treat many varieties of candidiasis infections and for severe cutaneous dermatophyte infections that resist griseofulvin therapy.

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