Abstract
We describe a patient who developed dilated cardiomyopathy and clinical congestive heart failure after 2 months of therapy with amphotericin B (AmB) for disseminated coccidioidomycosis. His echocardiographic abnormalities and heart failure resolved after posaconazole was substituted for AmB. It is important to recognize the rare and potentially reversible toxicity of AmB.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-117 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- Coccidioides immitis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Posaconazole