Treatment of blastomycosis with fluconazole: a pilot study. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group. 1995

P G Pappas, and R W Bradsher, and S W Chapman, and C A Kauffman, and A Dine, and G A Cloud, and W E Dismukes
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, USA.

There are few clinical data concerning the use of fluconazole, a triazole antifungal agent with in vitro activity against Blastomyces dermatitidis, in the treatment of human blastomycosis. We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label pilot trial comparing two daily doses of fluconazole (200 mg and 400 mg) in the treatment of non-life-threatening, non-CNS blastomycosis. Twenty-four patients were enrolled in the study, and 23 patients were evaluable for efficacy analysis. Overall, treatment of 15 (65%) of 23 patients was successful, including eight (62%) of 13 who received 200 mg daily and seven (70%) of 10 who received 400 mg daily. The mean duration of therapy for successfully treated patients was 6.7 months. Of the six patients whose prior antifungal therapy had failed, all six eventually responded to fluconazole treatment. We conclude that fluconazole (200 mg to 400 mg daily) given for at least 6 months is moderately effective treatment for blastomycosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010865 Pilot Projects Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D001759 Blastomycosis A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung. Blastomycosis, North American,Gilchrist Disease,Gilchrist's Disease,Blastomycoses,Gilchrists Disease,North American Blastomycosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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