Persistent oesophageal candidiasis treated with ketoconazole.
Ketoconazole is a synthetic imidazole derivative indicated in the treatment of superficial and deep mycoses (1). This paper reports its successful use in the management of a patient with oesophageal candidiasis which had failed to respond to alternative therapies.
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007654:Ketoconazole