title: Blastomycosis.
abstract: Blastomycosis is an uncommon, sometimes self-healing, sometimes fatal, infectious disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Although amphotericin B is still considered the drug of choice, ketoconazole and several other imidazole drugs--miconazole, itraconazole, econazole--have shown promise in the treatment of blastomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Steck
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012423:Rural Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B; D007654:Ketoconazole