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Miconazole at dosages up to 30 mg/kg/day was given intravenously to seven patients with complicated courses of disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Six had received treatment with amphotericin B previously and five of these patients could be evaluated for the efficacy of the treatment. In three patients
Rift Valley Fever virus (RVF) is a zoonotic virus in the Phenuiviridae family. RVF outbreaks can cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. Following the diagnosis of two RVF cases in March 2016 in southern Kabale district, Uganda, we conducted a knowledge, attitudes and
Rift valley fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis that can also infect humans. Haemorrhagic RVF is a severe potentially fatal form of the disease. Although haemorrhagic RVF accounts for only 1% of all infections, death occurs in up to 5% of cases. The purpose of this report is describe a severe case of
Oral therapy with ketoconazole for active disseminated or progressive pulmonary coccidioidomycosis was evaluated according to defined criteria of objective improvement for 39 patients, most of whom had received other antifungal chemotherapy. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of ketoconazole for
Intravenous miconazole can produce responses in patients with various manifestations of coccidioidal disease, even if they have failed to respond to amphotericin B. In 4 large series of 33, 33, 46 and 31 courses of miconazole for skin and soft tissue, chronic pulmonary, meningeal and skeletal
We report the case of a 58 year old male patient with nonproductive coughing, fever, vomiting and loss of appetite, beginning at the moment that he returned back home from a 2 week holiday in California. His symptoms were accompanied by increased inflammatory markers in his blood (leucocytosis, high
Rhesus monkeys inoculated intravenously with Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus presented clinical disease syndromes similar to human cases of RVF. All 17 infected monkeys had high-titered viremias but disease ranged from clinically inapparent to death. Three (18%) RVF virus-infected monkeys developed
This is a case of coccidioidomycosis in a dog, examined for vomiting and labored breathing. Physical examination and thoracic and abdominal imaging revealed pleural and peritoneal effusions, both of which exhibited neutrophilic inflammation with a substantial eosinophilic component. The dog had
BACKGROUND
Peritonitis is a very rare condition that has been found on inmunocompromised patients and patients on peritoneal dialysis.
OBJECTIVE
To present one case of a patient with chronic abdominal pain that was found to have coccidioidomycosis.
METHODS
50 year old female with 6 months of
This cohort descriptive study summarizes the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the Rift Valley fever (RVF) epidemic that occurred in Saudi Arabia from 26 August 2000 through 22 September 2001. A total of 886 cases were reported. Of 834 reported cases for which laboratory
On September 10, 2000, the Ministry of Health (MOH), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and subsequently the Ministry of Health of Yemen received reports of unexplained hemorrhagic fever in humans and associated animal deaths from the southwestern border of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Signs and symptoms of ill
Intraocular coccidioidomycosis is a rare condition, with the most commonly reported presentation being an idiopathic iritis in patients who live in or have traveled thorough endemic areas. A paucity of reports exists describing the chorioretinal manifestations of coccidioidomycosis. Here we report a
OBJECTIVE
Coccidioidomycosis was once confined to the southwest United States and northern Mexico. It has become a larger concern because of the concentration of military bases in these areas, the increasing mobility of populations, and the rising population of immunocompromised persons. Outside
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the published clinical data on posaconazole, critically review the New Drug Application data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, and provide information critical for evaluation and formulary positioning.
METHODS
Reported investigations were identified from MEDLINE
The pharmacology, microbiology, pharmacokinetics, clinical use, adverse effects, dosage and administration, and drug interactions of ketoconazole are reviewed. Ketoconazole, a new orally active antifungal agent, is an imidazole derivative structurally related to miconazole and clotrimazole. It