title: [A case of histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma duboisii and treated by ketoconazole in Bangui (C.A.R.)].
abstract: The authors report on one case of histoplasmosis in a young girl aged of 12, showing about 200 ulcerous vegetative lesions distributed on her body. Several different therapies were used without success. Utilization of ketoconazole during 187 days lead to a very favourable course. But the patient, escaping from medical control, died 5 months later. Existence of an acquired immunodeficient was supposed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007654:Ketoconazole
vernacular_title: Observation d'une histoplasmose à "Histoplasma duboisii" traitée par le kétoconazole à Bangui (R.C.A.).