1.
Curr Probl Pediatr
; 22(4): 166-204; discussion 205, 1992 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1576830
Subject(s)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , HIV Infections , AIDS Serodiagnosis , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , HIV Infections/epidemiology , HIV Infections/transmission , Humans , Immunization , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy , United States/epidemiology
2.
Pediatr Neurol
; 8(2): 151-3, 1992.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1580961
ABSTRACT
An 18-year-old Hispanic female developed symptoms of a Histoplasma capsulatum infection at 9 1/2 years of age. Initial problems of ataxia and hydrocephalus were followed by seizures and a cranial nerve palsy which developed over several years. T1-weighted cranial magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed numerous high-signal lesions; subsequently, signs of multisystem dissemination developed. Treatment included ventriculoperitoneal shunting, corticosteroids, amphotericin B, and a new antifungal agent, fluconazole, which was responsible for marked improvement.
Subject(s)
Brain Diseases/drug therapy , Fluconazole/therapeutic use , Histoplasmosis/drug therapy , Brain Diseases/diagnosis , Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts , Child , Combined Modality Therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Histoplasma/isolation & purification , Histoplasmosis/diagnosis , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Neurologic Examination
3.
AIDS
; 4 Suppl 1: S227-34, 1990.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2152573