Treatment of chromoblastomycosis.
Treatment of chromoblastomycosis is frequently difficult and unsatisfactory. A representative case is presented of this chronic subcutaneous fungal infection, characterized by warty, cauliflower-like lesions usually on the extremities. Chromoblastomycosis and its treatment are reviewed, with attention to itraconazole, a new triazole compound, as the possible drug of choice.
Tuffanelli
L
L
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Brooklyn 11203.
Milburn
P B
PB
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole