Complicated and protracted cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jan;34(1):62-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000480.

Abstract

We report 7 HIV-infected children with cryptococcosis. Median age and CD4 counts were 9.3 years and 12 cells/mm, respectively. Two children died early. Of 4 children requiring prolonged amphotericin B and fluconazole at a dosage above 12 mg/kg/d, 3 presented with meningitis and 1 with fever. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome contributed to morbidity through exacerbations at the primary site and elsewhere.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Distribution
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Child
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / pathology
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B
  • Fluconazole