title: [Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in children and adolescents infected with HIV].
abstract: Three cases of meningitis due to criptococcus in children infected with HIV are reported. All patients had severe immunodeficiency. The first case occurred before antiretroviral therapy. The second case had poor adherence to treatment. The third case is a teenager with prolonged fever, who did not have a clear source of transmission of HIV and was immunodeficient at the time of diagnosis. Examination of cerebrospinal fluid with India ink dye was essential for making the diagnosis in all three cases. The disease course was adequate in all three patients despite flucytosine not being available.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Referencia Obstétrico Pediátrico VIH-SIDA, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Montevideo, Uruguay. jorgeq@internet.com.uy
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quian
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abayian
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baccino
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy