Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child, relapsed with itraconazole, successfully treated with voriconazole

Jyoti Dhawan; Parul Verma; Alok Sharma; M Ramam; Susheel K Kabra; Somesh Gupta

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01273.x

Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child, relapsed with itraconazole, successfully treated with voriconazole

Pediatr Dermatol. 2010 Sep-Oct;27(5):549-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01273.x. Epub 2010 Aug 26.

Authors

Jyoti Dhawan¹, Parul Verma, Alok Sharma, M Ramam, Susheel K Kabra, Somesh Gupta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 20796238
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01273.x

Abstract

We present a rare case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child who relapsed after treatment with amphotericin B followed by itraconazole and was successfully treated with voriconazole.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Biopsy
Child, Preschool
Dermatomycoses* / drug therapy
Dermatomycoses* / immunology
Dermatomycoses* / pathology
Drug Resistance, Fungal
Histoplasmosis* / drug therapy
Histoplasmosis* / immunology
Histoplasmosis* / pathology
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Itraconazole / therapeutic use
Male
Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
Triazoles / therapeutic use*
Voriconazole

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Pyrimidines
Triazoles
Itraconazole
Voriconazole