Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab

We report herein two cases of atopic cough in which Basidiomycetes was detected from pharyngeal swabs and in which gargling with amphotericin B was efficacious. One case is a 38-year-old woman and the other is a 54-year-old woman. Both patients visited Ishikawa ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital for th...

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Main Authors: Haruhiko Ogawa, Masaki Fujimura, Yohei Tofuku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015311163
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description We report herein two cases of atopic cough in which Basidiomycetes was detected from pharyngeal swabs and in which gargling with amphotericin B was efficacious. One case is a 38-year-old woman and the other is a 54-year-old woman. Both patients visited Ishikawa ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of isolated severe non-productive cough. They did not have bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine or heightened bronchomotor tone. Bronchodilator therapy was not effective for their coughing. Basidiomycetes was isolated from pharyngeal swabs in both cases. Oral cleansing with amphotericin B at 300 mg/day for approximately 2 weeks was effective in treating the severe coughs. This is the first report concerning the effectiveness of oral cleansing with amphotericin B for atopic cough, in which Basidiomycetes was detected from pharyngeal swabs.
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spelling doaj.art-4280fcf80b7f49e68c4dfa6ec40bcb482022-12-21T19:32:00ZengElsevierAllergology International1323-89302004-01-0153219319610.1111/j.1440-1592.2004.00313.xTwo cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swabHaruhiko Ogawa0Masaki Fujimura1Yohei Tofuku2The Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Ishikawa-ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, JapanPulmonary Medicine, Cellular Transplantation Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, JapanThe Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Ishikawa-ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, JapanWe report herein two cases of atopic cough in which Basidiomycetes was detected from pharyngeal swabs and in which gargling with amphotericin B was efficacious. One case is a 38-year-old woman and the other is a 54-year-old woman. Both patients visited Ishikawa ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of isolated severe non-productive cough. They did not have bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine or heightened bronchomotor tone. Bronchodilator therapy was not effective for their coughing. Basidiomycetes was isolated from pharyngeal swabs in both cases. Oral cleansing with amphotericin B at 300 mg/day for approximately 2 weeks was effective in treating the severe coughs. This is the first report concerning the effectiveness of oral cleansing with amphotericin B for atopic cough, in which Basidiomycetes was detected from pharyngeal swabs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015311163amphotericin B (oral cleansing)anti-fungal drugatopic coughBasidiomycetespharyngeal swab
spellingShingle Haruhiko Ogawa
Masaki Fujimura
Yohei Tofuku
Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
Allergology International
amphotericin B (oral cleansing)
anti-fungal drug
atopic cough
Basidiomycetes
pharyngeal swab
title Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
title_full Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
title_fullStr Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
title_full_unstemmed Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
title_short Two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin B: Relationship with Basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
title_sort two cases of atopic cough successfully treated by oral cleansing with amphotericin b relationship with basidiomycetes detected from pharyngeal swab
topic amphotericin B (oral cleansing)
anti-fungal drug
atopic cough
Basidiomycetes
pharyngeal swab
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015311163
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