title: Ketoconazole treatment of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
abstract: The authors report the results of treatment with ketoconazole in 8 patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC). The drug, administered in the dose of 200 mg once a day orally for a period of time varying from 2 to 12 months, led to improvement in or elimination of clinical symptoms in all patients. One patient had a relapse on suspension of treatment, but this regressed rapidly on resumption of ketoconazole. In 7 cases there were no side-effects. In one case there was an increase in serum liver enzymes which disappeared spontaneously 7 days after suspension of treatment. These results appear encouraging in view of the difficulty of treating this disease, which is often resistant to conventional antifungal therapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007654:Ketoconazole