Successful treatment with voriconazole of invasive aspergillosis in chronic granulomatous disease.

van 't Hek, L G; Verweij, P E; Weemaes, C M; van Dalen, R; Yntema, J B; Meis, J F · Am J Respir Crit Care Med · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 5-year-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) was treated with amphotericin B for an invasive pulmonary Aspergillus nidulans infection. The infection progressed during 6 wk of treatment despite the addition of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), filgrastim, and transfusions with donor granulocytes. Treatment with a novel antifungal triazole, voriconazole, resulted in an excellent clinical response.

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