A patient about to start systemic antifungal therapy has a white blood cell (WBC)count of 3200 cells/mm³.Which antifungal drug must be avoided for this patient?

Name: A patient about to start systemic antifungal therapy has a white blood cell (WBC)count of 3200 cells/mm 3 .Which antifungal drug must be avoided for this patient?
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This WBC count is lower than normal.Terbinafine and flucytosine (Ancobon)can further reduce this patient's WBC count and greatly increase his or her risk for infection.

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