2000
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822000000100003
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Características clínicas laboratoriais de 104 casos de meningoencefalite criptocócica

Abstract: ARTIGOAbstract With the purpose of describing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of cryptococcus meningoencephalitis, we reviewed the records of 104 patients admitted with this diagnosis at Couto Maia Hospital, reference for patients with infectious diseases in Salvador-BA Northeastern Brazil, from 1972 to 1996. The patients' age varied from 8 months to 79 years. Sixty-four (61.5%) patients were male. The duration of the disease varied from 2 to 150 days, average 27.7 days. The most common signs and s… Show more

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“…The fact that in Colombia the overall incidence of cryptococcosis among HIV patients has not changed significantly since 1997 may well be due to modifications in the management of HIV infection itself rather than to changes in environmental exposure to the fungus or to an increase in the virulence of the pathogen (16). 1 CLSI criteria FCZ susceptible (≤8 µg/ml), SDD (16-32 µg/ml), resistant (≥64 µg/ml) VCZ susceptible (<1 µg/ml), SDD (2 µg/ml) and resistant (>4 µg/ml) 2 Susceptible dose dependent A predisposition of the male gender to develop cryptococcosis, especially in the HIV infected population, here was noticed with a clear tendency towards presentation of the viral immunosuppression in males, a finding that correlates with the worldwide situation revealing that this disease is more common and more severe in young men (25,(32)(33)(34). Nevertheless, because of the tendency of "feminization" of AIDS, this situation is presently changing (35), as observed when comparing our 2006-2010 period results with those obtained earlier (1997-2005) with a statistically significant difference in the proportion of women infected with cryptococcosis whose risk factor was AIDS (3.3:1 vs. 7.3:1).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…The fact that in Colombia the overall incidence of cryptococcosis among HIV patients has not changed significantly since 1997 may well be due to modifications in the management of HIV infection itself rather than to changes in environmental exposure to the fungus or to an increase in the virulence of the pathogen (16). 1 CLSI criteria FCZ susceptible (≤8 µg/ml), SDD (16-32 µg/ml), resistant (≥64 µg/ml) VCZ susceptible (<1 µg/ml), SDD (2 µg/ml) and resistant (>4 µg/ml) 2 Susceptible dose dependent A predisposition of the male gender to develop cryptococcosis, especially in the HIV infected population, here was noticed with a clear tendency towards presentation of the viral immunosuppression in males, a finding that correlates with the worldwide situation revealing that this disease is more common and more severe in young men (25,(32)(33)(34). Nevertheless, because of the tendency of "feminization" of AIDS, this situation is presently changing (35), as observed when comparing our 2006-2010 period results with those obtained earlier (1997-2005) with a statistically significant difference in the proportion of women infected with cryptococcosis whose risk factor was AIDS (3.3:1 vs. 7.3:1).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Estudo realizado em um hospital de Salvador avaliou 104 casos entre 1972 e 1996, relatando apenas uma minoria com fatores predisponentes (Aids, Diabetes mellitus e uso de corticóides) e letalidade também elevada (42,7%). 2 Apesar de alta, a letalidade associada aos casos de meningite tuberculosa foi menor do que a relatada em uma série de 231 casos em Salvador (57,4%).…”
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“…Na literatura, o crescimento do número de casos de criptococose nos últimos anos, com o advento da AIDS, é um fato incontestável (2)(3)8) . Criptococos tem sido tradicionalmente descrito como um patógeno oportunista em hospedeiro imunocomprometido (1,7) . Entretanto, também existem alguns relatos em indivíduos saudáveis, como neste caso.…”
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“…Em um estudo brasileiro retrospectivo (1) , onde foram analisados 104 casos de meningoencefalite criptocócica, em relação à apresentação clínica, a cefaléia foi o sintoma mais comum, seguido de febre e rigidez de nuca. Alterações visuais foram relatadas em 23 pacientes, caracterizadas por diminuição da acuidade visual, fotofobia e diplopia (por paralisia do nervo abducente).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
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