title: Treatment of candida esophagitis in AIDS patients.
abstract: We conducted a randomized prospective study to compare the efficacy of oral miconazole and ketoconazole in the treatment of candida esophagitis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in Haiti. Twelve AIDS patients with endoscopic and microscopic diagnoses of candida esophagitis were placed on either oral miconazole or ketoconazole for 10 days. All six patients receiving oral miconazole, and four of the six receiving ketoconazole had complete resolution of their esophageal lesions at the end of treatment. We conclude oral miconazole is at least as effective as ketoconazole in the treatment of candida esophagitis in AIDS patients.
authors.affiliation: Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO), Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pape
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Verdier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeHovitz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D008825:Miconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole