Paecilomyces cellulitis in a renal transplant patient: successful treatment with intravenous miconazole.
We report an immunosuppressed host with an unusual fungal infection which resolved during intravenous therapy with a new antifungal agent. This agent, miconazole, appears to have minimal side effects and a broad antifungal spectrum, and it deserves consideration for treatment of susceptible organisms.
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses
D007093:Imidazoles; D008825:Miconazole