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Criptococose não associada à AIDS no Rio Grande do sul: relato de oito casos e revisão da literatura sul-RioGrandense / Cryptococcosis not related to AIDS in Rio Grande do Sul: a report of 8 cases and a review of the literature

Lopes, J. O; Costa, J. M; Streher, L. A; Clock, C; Pinto, M. S; Alves, S. H.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 30(5): 369-372, set.-out. 1997. tab

Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-464360

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Relatam-se oito casos de criptococose não associada à AIDS diagnosticados em Santa Maria, RS, no período 1961-1995. É revisada a literatura sul-riograndense sobre a micose e comentada a prevalência da infecção pela var. neoformans em pacientes sem doença predisponente nas regiões subtropicais.

We report eight cases of cryptococcosis in non-AIDS patients diagnosed in Santa Maria, RS, during 1961-1995. A review of the literature is performed and the prevalence of the infection caused by var neoformans in patients without underlying disease in subtropical regions is commented.

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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Cryptococcosis/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections , Antifungal Agents , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Brazil , Cryptococcosis/drug therapy , Cryptococcosis/microbiology , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Drug Therapy, Combination , Flucytosine/therapeutic use

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