Cryptococcosis: a review of the Brazilian experience for the disease.
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. The disease occurs in patients with cellular immunodeficiency. The incidence of cryptococcosis arises with aids, and mycosis is one of the opportunistic infections that defines AIDS. After the HAART era the occurrence of cryptococcosis decreased all over the world, but it still continues to be a prevalent disease in Brazil. Thus, we consider this paper to be very important as a result of our reviewing of Brazilian literature regarding some relevant aspects of that disease.
Pappalardo
Mara C S M
MC
Emílio Ribas Infectious Diseases Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Melhem
Márcia S C
MS
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D006801:Humans
D000935:Antifungal Agents