Patient’s Question: Drug Name: Itraconazole Capsules, Potassium Iodide Solution Dosing Instructions: Some drowsiness after taking Itraconazole Capsules; Potassium Iodide Solution 10 ml each time, twice a day Stomach pain, stomach pain, nausea, severe headache, bitter mouth after taking Potassium Iodide Solution A boil the size of a sorghum grain grew about 2 inches above the shoulder of the hand and then began to pus, and now it has developed into a circular red area with a radius of about 1 cm, with some yellow pus on it. Sometimes I feel itchy all over my body and pain around the lesion, and occasionally I feel like pins and needles all over my body.1 Can you give me any advice on treatment? Pang Chuanchao, Department of Dermatology, Second Hospital of Jilin University Reply: 1, can you give treatment advice ——- internal drug treatment Potassium iodide is the first choice for the treatment of sporotrichosis, commonly used 10% potassium iodide solution 30ml / d, divided into three oral doses, if there is no adverse reaction can gradually increase to 60-90ml / d, children’s dosage is reduced, the course of treatment is generally 2 to 3 months. The course of treatment is usually 2-3 months, and the drug should be continued for 3-4 weeks after the lesions have subsided to prevent recurrence. For iodine allergy, terbinafine, itraconazole, fluconazole and other drugs can be taken orally, and for severe cases, amphotericin B can be used as an IV. Topical medication Topical warming therapy can control the fungal growth in the tissues, the temperature should reach about 40℃～43℃, once in the morning and once in the evening, each time for 30 minutes, some patients can be cured within 1-4 months. 2, as for the “potassium iodide solution” currently taken, can this medication be used topically? —– cannot. You can use povidone iodine solution and Lilingqi alternately.