Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole

J. C. Higgins; G. S. Leith; Demosthenes Pappagianis; Nicola Pusterla

Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole

J. C. Higgins, G. S. Leith, Demosthenes Pappagianis, Nicola Pusterla

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Abstract

Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in horses can often lead to severe systemic disease and its treatment has previously been expensive and has carried a poor prognosis. This paper describes the successful treatment of two horses with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with a fluconazole product produced by a compounding pharmacy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-351
Number of pages	3
Journal	Veterinary Record
Volume	159
Issue number	11
State	Published - Sep 9 2006

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