Abstract
Blastomycosis is an uncommon, sometimes self-healing, sometimes fatal, infectious disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Although amphotericin B is still considered the drug of choice, ketoconazole and several other imidazole drugs--miconazole, itraconazole, econazole--have shown promise in the treatment of blastomycosis.
MeSH terms
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
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Blastomyces / isolation & purification
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Blastomycosis* / complications
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Blastomycosis* / drug therapy
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Blastomycosis* / epidemiology
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Blastomycosis* / microbiology
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Cells, Cultured
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Disease Outbreaks
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Female
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Humans
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Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
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Male
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Prognosis
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Rural Health
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Sex Factors
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Time Factors
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United States
Substances
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Amphotericin B
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Ketoconazole