Adiaspiromycosis treated successfully with ketoconazole.
We describe a case of adiaspiromycosis in a 37-year-old male Caucasian. This is the first reported case with diffuse involvement of both lungs in a severely ill patient treated successfully with antifungal chemotherapy.
Severo
L C
LC
Servico de Micologia, Instituto de Pesquisas Biologicas, SSMA, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Geyer
G R
GR
Camargo
J J
JJ
Porto
N S
NS
D000328:Adult; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D007654:Ketoconazole