title: Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child, relapsed with itraconazole, successfully treated with voriconazole.
abstract: We present a rare case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child who relapsed after treatment with amphotericin B followed by itraconazole and was successfully treated with voriconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramam
authors.forename: Susheel K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kabra
authors.forename: Somesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D017964:Itraconazole; D065819:Voriconazole