Ketoconazole in the treatment of cryptococcosis of the central nervous system
Two patients with cryptococcosis of the CNS were treated with ketoconazole (KTZ), an imidazole derivative with fungistatic properties; they had either failed standard therapy (Amphotericin-B + 5-Flurocytosine) or suffred intolerable side-effects to it. Both patients were administered KTZ 800 mg/day...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
1991-06-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1991000200016&lng=en&tlng=en |