Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole

Vet Rec. 2006 Sep 9;159(11):349-51. doi: 10.1136/vr.159.11.349.

Abstract

Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in horses can often lead to severe systemic disease and its treatment has previously been expensive and has carried a poor prognosis. This paper describes the successful treatment of two horses with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with a fluconazole product produced by a compounding pharmacy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Coccidioides / drug effects
  • Coccidioidomycosis / drug therapy
  • Coccidioidomycosis / veterinary*
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Horse Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Horses
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fluconazole