[Cryptococcosis in children in the State of Pará, Brazil].

Corrêa, M do P; Oliveira, E C; Duarte, R R; Pardal, P P; Oliveira, F de M; Severo, L C

[Cryptococcosis in children in the State of Pará, Brazil]. / Criptococose em crianças no Estado do Pará, Brasil.

Corrêa, M do P; Oliveira, E C; Duarte, R R; Pardal, P P; Oliveira, F de M; Severo, L C.

Afiliação

Corrêa Mdo P; Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 32(5): 505-8, 1999.

Article em Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10881083

RESUMO

We report 19 cases of cryptococcosis in children, diagnosed in Belém, PA. In nine patients the variety of the etiologic agent was studied and identified as Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii. The average age of these patients was 7.8 years (range, 5-13 years) There were 5 girls and 4 boys (ratio, 1.25:1). Amphotericin B treatment (associated with fluconazole 3 or fluocytosine 1) was given but five (56%) of these patients died in the following three months. The existence of highly endemic areas of infection by var. gattii in Pará, Brazil and the severity of the disease due to this fungal variety are commented.

Assuntos

Criptococose/epidemiologia; Adolescente; Brasil; Criança; Pré-Escolar; Feminino; Humanos; Masculino

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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Criptococose Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: Pt Revista: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil

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