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Criptococose não associada àAIDS no Rio Grande do Sul: relato deoito casos e revisão daliteratura sul-riograndense

We report eight cases of cryptococcosis in non AIDS patientes diagnosed in Santa Maria, RS, during 1961-1995. A review of the literature is performed and the prevalence of the infection caused by var. neoformans in patients without underlying disease in subtropical regions is commented.

Cryptococcosis; Non AIDS patients


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