Successful treatment of systemic blastomycosis with high-dose ketoconazole in a renal transplant recipient

Am J Kidney Dis. 1990 Jun;15(6):595-7. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(12)80532-4.

Abstract

A case of disseminated blastomycosis in a male renal transplant recipient is presented. Discontinuation of immunosuppressive therapy and treatment with high-dose ketoconazole was successful in treating the patient's cutaneous and pulmonary disease initially. Ketoconazole was discontinued after 12 months of chronic therapy, but 2 weeks after discontinuation, blastomycosis recurred. High-dose ketoconazole was again effective; the patient remains asymptomatic presently on chronic suppressive therapy with ketoconazole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blastomycosis / drug therapy*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Dermatomycoses / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Ketoconazole / administration & dosage
  • Ketoconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Ketoconazole