Ketoconazole in the treatment of cryptococcosis of the central nervous system

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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Main Authors: P. C. Trevisol-Bittencourt, J. W. A. S. Sander, C. S. Silvado, E. O. Wittig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1991-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1991000200016&lng=en&tlng=en

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