Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole.
Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in horses can often lead to severe systemic disease and its treatment has previously been expensive and has carried a poor prognosis. This paper describes the successful treatment of two horses with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with a fluconazole product produced by a compounding pharmacy.
Higgins
J C
JC
Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Center, Gilbert, AZ 85296, USA.
Leith
G S
GS
Pappagianis
D
D
Pusterla
N
N
D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000187:drug effects; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole