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TREATMENT OF PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII INFECTION WITH ORAL KETOCONAZOLE AND TOPICAL MICONAZOLE
Author(s) -
Willsteed Elizabeth,
Regan William
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1987.tb00323.x
Subject(s) - ketoconazole , miconazole , medicine , dermatology , mycosis , surgery , antifungal
S ummarySkin infection in a man immunosuppressed by corticosteroid treatment was found to be due to Pseudallescheria boydii. Although treatment is often unsatisfactory, infection in this patient responded well to oral ketoconazole and topical miconazole.