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Meningitis criptocócica - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Meningitis por criptococos

Tratamiento:

Los medicamentos antimicóticos se usan para tratar esta forma de meningitis. La terapia intravenosa con anfotericina B es el tratamiento más común y, a menudo, se combina con un medicamento oral, 5-flucitosina.

Un medicamento oral, fluconazol, en altas dosis, también puede ser efectivo contra esta infección y se puede emplear posteriormente en el ciclo de tratamiento.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Las personas con SIDA que se recuperan de una meningitis criptocócica necesitan tratamiento prolongado con medicamentos para evitar que la infección reaparezca.

Complicaciones:

La anfotericina B puede tener efectos secundarios, incluyendo escalofríos y rigidez, al igual que daño renal algunas veces.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Llame al número local de emergencias si presenta cualquier de los síntomas graves de meningitis que aparecen en la lista de arriba. La meningitis puede convertirse de manera rápida en una afección potencialmente mortal.

Acuda a la sala de urgencias o llame al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en los Estados Unidos) si sospecha meningitis en un niño que tenga los siguientes síntomas:

  • Dificultades para alimentarse
  • Llanto chillón
  • Irritabilidad
  • Fiebre persistente e inexplicable
  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kauffman CA. Cryptococcosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 357.

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