A case report of long treatment with Itraconazole in a patient with chronic Chagas disease

A case report of long treatment with Itraconazole in a patient with chronic Chagas disease

Abstract Background Current available treatments (benznidazole and nifurtimox) for Chagas disease (CD) show limited efficacy in chronic phase and frequent undesirable effects. Ergosterol synthesis inhibitors (ESI) had been considered as promising drugs for CD treatment and despite its recent poor re...

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Main Authors: Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Fernando Salvador, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro, Joaquín Burgos, Israel Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Ergosterol synthesis inhibitors
Trypanosoma cruzi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4608-9

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