Amphotericin B lipid complex for the treatment of recurrent blastomycosis of the brain in a patient previously treated with itraconazole.
This is the first reported case of cerebral blastomycosis successfully treated with amphotericin B lipid complex.
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Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4354, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B