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Danazol* ; Panniculitis*

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Danazol* ; Humans

BACKGROUND: Several modalities have been used for the treatment of livedo vasculitis. However, in some cases conspicious morbidity is caused by recurrent painful ulceration resistant to therapy. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness and adverse effects of the danazol in treatment of livedo vasculitis. METHODS: Nine patients with ulcerative lesions due to livedo vasculitis were included for danazol therapy. Danazol 200mg was administered daily for 4 to 8 weeks. RESULTS: Eight of the patients showed remarkable improvement and were satisfied with this therapy. Significant adverse effects were not observed. CONCLUSION: We suggest that a low dose of danazol may be considered as the first line of treatment and is worthwhile to try in cases recalcitrant to the other treatment.
Danazol* ; Humans ; Ulcer ; Vasculitis*

Extract of Panacrine is material of preparing Panacrin drug that inhibited tumor in cancer treatment. Study on standardization of extract of Panacrine was carried out in order to stabilize Panacrin production process. Qualitative criteria were humidity <10%, total ash <9%, total content of extract in ethanol 50% should be more than 80%, and extract should have positive reaction with saponin of Panax notoginseng Burk., alcaloid of Carica papaya L. and Crinum latifolium L
Danazol ; Therapeutics ; neoplasms ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ;

Cyberlindnera fabianii (previously known as Hansenula fabianii, Pichia fabianii, and Lindnera fabianii) is a yeast species that forms a biofilm, allowing it to resist azole drugs. In this study, we report a case of fungemia with C. fabianii that was successfully treated with anidulafungin. In this case, the organism was initially misidentified as Candida utilis (with a high probability of 93%, suggesting good identification) using the VITEK 2 yeast identification card (YST ID; bio-Merieux, USA). The species responsible for the patient's fungemia was correctly identified after sequencing the internally transcribed spacer region and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (26S) rDNA gene. The CLSI M27-A3 broth microdilution method was used to determine the in vitro antifungal activity of anidulafungin and fluconazole against C. fabianii. The MICs of anidulafungin and fluconazole were found to be 0.03 microg/mL and 2 microg/mL, respectively. The patient recovered after 14 days of anidulafungin treatment.
Biofilms ; Candida ; Danazol ; DNA, Ribosomal ; Fluconazole ; Fungemia* ; Humans ; Pichia ; Yeasts

BACKGROUND: Because of recently increasing reports of azole-resistant Candida species, it is necessary to perform antifungal susceptibility test. E test(AB Biodisk, Sweden) is a rapid, easy-to- perform in-vitro antifungal susceptibility test. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of azole antifungal agents against Candida sp. isolated from skin lesion using E test. METHODS: Twenty-seven clinical isolates of Candida sp.(including 24 C. albicans, 2 C. parapsilosis, and 1 C. guilliermondii) were tested. MIC endpoints of E test for itraconazole(ICZ) and fluconazole (FCZ) susceptibility were read after 24 hours for each isolates on Casitone agar. RESULTS: MIC of azole antifungal agents against Candida sp. : MIC of ICZ was 0.008-1.0microgram/mL on C. albicans, 0.023-0.125microgram/mL on C. parapsilosis, and 0.064microgram/mL on C. guilliermondii. MIC of FCZ was 0.5-4.0microgram/mL on C. albicans, 1.5-2.0microgram/mL on C. parapsilosis, and 0.5microgram/mL on C. guilliermondii. According to NCCLS(National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards) guidelines, two strains of C. albicans isolated from patients with Candidal intertrigo showed ICZ-resistant. CONCLUSION: We found that E test represented a simple and valuable method for susceptibility test for Candida sp.
Agar ; Antifungal Agents ; Candida* ; Danazol* ; Fluconazole ; Humans ; Intertrigo ; Skin

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is rare disorder due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH) that are debilitating and may be life-threatening. HAE is a lack of consensus concerning diagnosis, therapy, and management, particularly in Vietnam. In this case report, we report a 40-year-old male patient with typical clinical symptoms and family history but he showed normal C4 level, and we could not measure C1q and C1-INH level. However, the diagnosis of HAE can be made based on typical clinical symptoms and the favorable prophylactic response to danazol treatment. Based on these findings, we suggest that he has type I HAE, although he showed normal C4 level.
Adult ; Angioedemas, Hereditary ; Consensus ; Danazol ; Humans ; Male ; Vietnam

Livedoid vasculitis is characterized clinically by smooth or depressed ivory-white scars surrounded by hyperpigmentation and telangiectasia with or without preceding purpuric in-filtrated papules and plaques and histologically by intravascular deposition of fibrin. Its pathophysiology is still obscure. Many treatment modalities have been used, but results are not satisfactory. Recently, there have been experiences of successful treatments with danazol, a synthetic androgen. We used danazol in three patients who presented with livedoid vasculitis and were relatively resistant to treatments with aspirin and/or pentoxifylline. After 4 to 8 weeks, there was remarkable clinical improvement in all three patients.
Aspirin ; Cicatrix ; Danazol* ; Fibrin ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Pentoxifylline ; Telangiectasis ; Vasculitis*

Hereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disease transmitted with a autosomal dominant trait result of a quantitative or functional defect of Cl inhibitor. We report three cases of heriditary angioedema from the same famly respectively the 35-year-old sister, the younger bn)ther of 32, and the younger sister of 20 The older sister died due to her airway being obstructel by acute laryngeal edema, and her you igirbrother and sister experienced recurrent episodes oswelling on the hand and forearm. The ore we examined the two patients serum complement levils to confirm diagnosis. In both, the r;ults showed decreased levels of Cl inhibitor and C4 which are the evidence of hereditary a giedema. The younger sister has been administered danazol (600mg/day) to prevent angioedem or 8 weeks, and we have not yet found a recurrenc of he symptoms. However, well cont ol the dosage of danazol because amenorchea has developec.
Adult ; Angioedema ; Angioedemas, Hereditary* ; Complement System Proteins ; Danazol ; Diagnosis ; Forearm ; Hand ; Humans ; Laryngeal Edema ; Siblings

BACKGROUND: There have been several reports which assessed the activity of antifungals including azoles on Malassezia furfur by agar dilution method. However, they did not differentiate M. furfur into groups. In addition, the media for growth and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination, incubation temperature and length of incubation differed from each other. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test the antifungal activities of miconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole and itraconazole by determining MICs for M. furfur serovars A, B and C for these drugs. METHODS: MICs were determined by the agar dilution method. Leeming & Notman's Malassezia furfur agar medium was used. RESULTS: In all strains of serovars A, B and C, the MICs for miconazole were similar to those for clotrimazole ; MICs for ketoconazole were also similar to those for itraconazole ; MICs for miconazole or clotrimazole were higher than those for ketoconazole or itraconazole. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that ketoconazole or itraconazole could be used more effectively than miconazole or clotrimazole for the treatment of the diseases caused by M. furfur.
Agar ; Azoles ; Clotrimazole ; Danazol* ; Itraconazole ; Ketoconazole ; Malassezia* ; Methods ; Miconazole ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests* ; Serogroup