title: [A retrospective therapeutic study of neurocryptococcosis in 112 AIDS and non-AIDS patients].
abstract: A total of 112 AIDS and no AIDS cryptococcosis patients admitted at Emílio Ribas Hospital--São Paulo, Brazil, were treated with amphotericin B (AMB) or amphotericin B and 5 fluorocytosine (5FC). Age, race, predisposing and epidemiological factors, respiratory symptoms were evaluated. Goodman tests applied in three patients groups (I, II and III) with associate or unique therapy revealed: 1. prognostic factors: leukocytes ang glucose showed similar response in groups I, II and III and protein spinal fluid after 1.5g/AMB; 2. India ink tests and Cryptococcus culture were often positive until 1.0g/AMB; 3. significant hypokalemia during monotherapy. Hypo and hyperkalemia had similar data in associate therapy; 4. significant difference in adverse reactions often appeared above 0.7g AMB/250g 5FC; 5. early and late death were common in group III (unique) and group I (no AIDS) and III (2.5 to 4.0g) respectively; 6. similar remission and deaths were verified in AIDS/cryptococcosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  adverse reactions were observed above 0.75g/AMB plus 250g 5FC. Association was important in initial therapy and AMB maintenance permitted late relapses.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: de Campos
authors.forename: V O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kushnaroff
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Padovani
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine
vernacular_title: Estudo retrospectivo terapêutico da neurocriptococose em 112 aidéticos ou não.