Criptococose do sistema nervoso central: avaliação da terapeutica por anfotericina-B, 5-fluorocitosina e miconazole em 18 casos

São apresentados 18 casos de criptococose do sistema nervoso central e são tecidos comentários a propósito do tratamento e das dificuldades respectivas, especialmente em pacientes transplantados renais. É chamada a atenção para as eventuais possibilidades de nova droga introduzida para o tratamento da afecção e empregada em um dos casos relatados, o miconazole. Results obtained in the treatment of cryptococcosis of the central nervous system with amphotericin-B, 5-fluorocytosine and miconazole are evaluated. The evaluation is based upon 18 cases. Emphasis is given to data pertinent to aspects proper to 7 of them, submitted to chronic immunossupressive treatment due to previous kidney transplantation. Side effects varied from case to case in the patients submitted to amphotericin-B and 5-fluorocytosine treatment. The intrathecal and the intraventricular administration of amphotericin-B was followed by complications of several types. Miconazole was used in one case. Its intravenous and its intrathecal administration did not provoke remarkable side effects.