Aneurysm associated with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis during long-term therapy with ketoconazole

Dermatologica. 1989;178(1):43-6. doi: 10.1159/000248386.

Abstract

A little girl who was suffering from chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis also had a cellular immune deficiency and undetectable IgA levels. She was treated continuously for 6 years with ketoconazole at the same dosage of 200 mg/day. She was rapidly clear from infection and did not relapse although her immune abnormalities persisted. During this long-term therapy, voluminous fusiform intracranial aneurysm appeared, causing a paresis of the four limbs. Are they mycotic aneurysms?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Infected / etiology*
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / complications*
  • Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / drug therapy
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dysgammaglobulinemia / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • IgA Deficiency
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Ketoconazole / administration & dosage*
  • Long-Term Care

Substances

  • Ketoconazole