TITLE:
Treatment of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis after successful hepatitis C therapy in a patient with fluconazole induced hepatotoxicity
AUTHORS:
Zohreh Movahedi, David Wisinger, Sorin Petre, Jyotsna Ravi, Thomas Ardiles, Renee Prevette, Ali Al-Yaqoobi, Abdul Nadir
KEYWORDS:
Coccidioidomycosis, Fluconazole, Hepatotoxicity
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.2 No.1,
February
16,
2012
ABSTRACT: A patient with hepatitis C infection and cavitary pul- monary coccidioidomycosis is reported. Treatment of hepatitis C was associated with resolution of flucona- zole-induced hepatotoxicity. Successful treatment of he- patitis C enabled the patient to tolerate increaseing doses of fluconazole. This case highlights that hepatic toxicity of fluconazole can improve after successful treatment of hepatitis C.