title: Treatment of ocular fungal infections with oral fluconazole.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We treated five patients who had ocular fungal infections with oral fluconazole to determine its safety and effectiveness.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the case histories of the five patients. One patient had coccidioidomycosis and four had endogenous Candida endophthalmitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The intraocular fungal infection resolved in all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fluconazole appears to be a safe and effective antifungal agent that can be administered orally and may be a useful agent for treating some intraocular fungal infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Luttrull
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kubak
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Oster
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015725:Fluconazole