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Case Reports
. 2006 Sep 9;159(11):349-51.
doi: 10.1136/vr.159.11.349.

Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole

J C Higgins  1 , G S Leith, D Pappagianis, N Pusterla
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Treatment of Coccidioides immitis pneumonia in two horses with fluconazole

J C Higgins et al. Vet Rec. .

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.

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