Successful treatment of azole-resistant chronic mucocutaneous candidosis with caspofungin.
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Successful Treatment of Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Caused by Azole-Resistant Candida albicans with Posaconazole
Refractory or recurrent infections of skin, nails, and the mucous membranes are clinical signs of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, frequently associated with immunological defects. Here we describe a 39-years-old female patient, with familial CMC, that presented with an extensive infection caused by an azole-resistant Candida albicans isolate, successfully treated with posaconazole.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 86 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006