Journal of Tropical Pediatrics · 2003 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsMedical MicrobiologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsImmunocompromised Host InfectionsPediatric Antimicrobial TherapyCryptococcal Infection TreatmentCryptococcal MeningitisFungal MeningitisPediatric Central Nervous System Infection
Cryptococcus neoformans is an infrequent cause of meningitis in children. We report two cases of HIV positive children of HIV non-reactive parents who were diagnosed as suffering from cryptococcal meningitis. Treatment with amphotericin B and flucytosine was instituted in both the children who recovered and are doing well.