title: Successful treatment of cerebral blastomycosis with voriconazole.
abstract: Blastomycosis can occasionally involve the central nervous system (CNS). Amphotericin B deoxycholate is considered the drug of choice for the treatment of CNS blastomycosis. Significant toxicity may be associated with its use. We describe a case of cerebral blastomycoma that was successfully treated with voriconazole.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. mohanadbakleh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohanad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakleh
authors.forename: Allen J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Aksamit
authors.forename: Imad M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tleyjeh
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole