Premium
TREATMENT OF CHROMOMYCOSIS WITH 5‐FLUOROCYTOSINE
Author(s) -
Kusunoki Toshio,
Tashiro Hirotsugu,
Tanaka Michio,
Ueda Tokishi,
Harada Seiichi
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1976.tb00982.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , surgery
Three cases of chromomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi were treated by oral administration of 5‐fluorocytosine. Complete cure was achieved in 2 cases which had been symptomatically mild, while the third, with a long history, was not completely cured although it showed a transient improvement of clinical symptoms. No side effects were observed in all 3 cases during the treatment period.