| Title | Raised intracranial pressure and visual complications in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis. |
| Author(s) | Johnston SR, Corbett EL, Foster O, Ash S, Cohen J |
| Institution | Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K. |
| Source | J Infect 1992 Mar; 24(2):185-9. |
| MeSH | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adult
Amphotericin B
Blindness
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Cryptococcus neoformans
Female
Flucytosine
Humans
Intracranial Pressure
Male
Meningitis, Cryptococcal
Middle Aged
Papilledema
Uganda
|
| Abstract | The clinical course of cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS shows some important differences from the features of the illness in non-AIDS patients. Complications such as raised intracranial pressure and visual impairment that are recognised in non-AIDS patients may be less frequent in those with AIDS. Persistent intracranial hypertension should be managed actively to prevent visual impairment. In AIDS patients, in whom ventriculo-peritoneal shunts carry additional risks, acetazolamide can be used successfully to lower the CSF pressure and prevent visual loss. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
|
| PubMed ID | 1569310 |
