In severe widespread disease, amphotericin B may be an option. The condition has a good response to antifungal treatment, but can recur. The infection is rarely fatal but often disfiguring.
Treatment is with long courses of antifungals and sometimes cutting out infected tissue. Generally, treatment is with triazoles, preferably itraconazole. A second choice is potassium iodide, either alone or combined with itraconazole.