Amphotericin B lipid complex for the treatment of recurrent blastomycosis of the brain in a patient previously treated with itraconazole

South Med J. 2001 May;94(5):548-9.

Abstract

This is the first reported case of cerebral blastomycosis successfully treated with amphotericin B lipid complex.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blastomycosis / drug therapy*
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cerebellar Diseases / microbiology*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Phosphatidylcholines / therapeutic use*
  • Phosphatidylglycerols / therapeutic use*
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Phosphatidylglycerols
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Itraconazole
  • Amphotericin B