Meningitis por Criptococcus neoformans en pacientes con SIDA en el Hospital Santo Tomas / Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in patients with AIDS at the Saint Thomas Hospital
Rev. méd. Panamá
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21(1/2): 46-50, Jan.-May 1996.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
The authors studied the clinical histories of 17 patients with AIDS who were hospitalized with the diagnosis of Meningoencephalitis. Laboratory studies showed the causative agent to be Cryptococcus neoformans. All patients had fever and most had localized headache. Some patients had nausea and vomiting, nuchal rigidity and convulsions. One each had blurred vision, photophobia, periods of disorientation, ataxia, lumbar or cervical pain. Cell count, chemical analysis, India ink preparation and culture of the cerebrospinal fluid confirmed the diagnosis and the etiologic agent. Blood cultures were negative in the few patients on whom it was performed. The best results of therapy were obtained in the patients who received Amphotericin B and Fluocytosine (80%) in dosages of 0.3 to 1 mg/k/day and 150 mg/day respectively, for 21 days
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Assunto principal:
Meningite Criptocócica
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Panamá
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Panamá
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Santo Tomás/PA
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