ITRACONAZOLE IN THE TREATMENT OF 2 YOUNG BROTHERS WITH CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS

Authors
TOSTI A PIRACCINI BM VINCENZI C CAMELI N
Citation
A. Tosti et al., ITRACONAZOLE IN THE TREATMENT OF 2 YOUNG BROTHERS WITH CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS, Pediatric dermatology, 14(2), 1997, pp. 146-148
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07368046
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
146 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-8046(1997)14:2<146:IITTO2>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We report on two children affected by chronic mucocutaneous candidiasi s involving the mouth and all the nails who were successfully treated with itraconazole at 200 mg/day for 2 months, This therapy produced a rapid cure of both candidal nail and mouth infections, The drug was ve ry well tolerated, and routine laboratory monitoring during treatment did not reveal any abnormalities.