title: Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Center, Gilbert, AZ 85296, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Leith
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pappagianis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pusterla
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole