Paecilomyces cellulitis in a renal transplant patient: successful treatment with intravenous miconazole

We report an immunosuppressed host with an unusual fungal infection which resolved during intravenous therapy with a new antifungal agent. This agent, miconazole, appears to have minimal side effects and a broad antifungal spectrum, and it deserves consideration for treatment of susceptible organism...

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Published inSouthern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 72; no. 7; p. 897
Main Authors Harris, L F, Dan, B M, Lefkowitz, Jr, L B, Alford, R H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1979
Subjects
Cellulitis - drug therapy
Cellulitis - etiology
Female
Humans
Imidazoles - administration & dosage
Injections, Intravenous
Kidney Transplantation
Miconazole - administration & dosage
Miconazole - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Mitosporic Fungi
Mycoses
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Summary:We report an immunosuppressed host with an unusual fungal infection which resolved during intravenous therapy with a new antifungal agent. This agent, miconazole, appears to have minimal side effects and a broad antifungal spectrum, and it deserves consideration for treatment of susceptible organisms.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-197907000-00046