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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2003 49(2):124-125; doi:10.1093/tropej/49.2.124
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Case Report

Cryptococcal Meningitis in Pediatric AIDS

Ravinder Kaur1, Deepti Rawat1, Manish Kakkar1, Ranjan Monga1 and Vinay Kumar Sharma1

1 Departments of Microbiology and Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

Cryptococcus neoformans is an infrequent cause of meningitis in children. We report two cases of HIV positive children of HIV non-reactive parents who were diagnosed as suffering from cryptococcal meningitis. Treatment with amphotericin B and flucytosine was instituted in both the children who recovered and are doing well.


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