title: Itraconazole in the treatment of two young brothers with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
abstract: We report on two children affected by chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis involving the mouth and all the nails who were successfully treated with itraconazole at 200 mg/day for 2 months. This therapy produced a rapid cure of both candidal nail and mouth infections. The drug was very well tolerated, and routine laboratory monitoring during treatment did not reveal any abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincenzi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cameli
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole