Treatment of coccidioidomycosis osteomyelitis with itraconazole in a horse. A brief report.

Abstract

Itraconazole, a tricyclic azole effective against a number of deep mycotic diseases, was used to treat a Quarter Horse filly with coccidioidomycosis. The horse was almost normal after 90 days of treatment. Five months after discontinuing itraconazole treatment, the filly had severe neck pain and neurologic signs from recurrence of coccidioidomycosis and was treated with itraconazole for an additional 6 months. Her clinical condition improved to almost normal and the filly has remained normal for 2 years. There was no evidence of drug toxicity.

• Authors: J P Foley, A M Legendre
• Journal: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (J Vet Intern Med) 1992 Nov-Dec Vol. 6 Issue 6 Pg. 333-4 ISSN: 0891-6640 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1336557 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Itraconazole
• Ketoconazole

Topics

• Animals
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Coccidioides (isolation & purification)
• Coccidioidomycosis (drug therapy, veterinary)
• Female
• Horse Diseases (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Horses
• Itraconazole
• Ketoconazole (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Osteomyelitis (drug therapy, microbiology, veterinary)
• Recurrence