Amphotericin B in a lipid emulsion for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS patients.

We determined the safety and efficacy of deoxycholate-amphotericin B (d-AmB) mixed with Intralipid (IL) as the initial treatment of AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis in a phase II, multicentre, non-comparative open study, assessing two dosages of ILd-AmB: 1 mg/kg (group A, n = 9) and 1.5 mg/kg (group B, n = 6). Patients were treated daily for 2 weeks, then three times weekly for 4 weeks.

Ocular involvement in Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoma.

Purpose: To determine if serous retinal detachment may occur in a case of Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoma.

Methods: We examined a 51-year-old man who had recent loss of vision and poor general health.

Results: Ocular involvement consisted of bilateral serous retinal detachment and choroidal infiltrates.

[Rochalimaea henselae infection. Febrile pancytopenia and hepatic peliosis in a patient with HIV infection].

A case of Rochalimaea henselae infection in an AIDS patient is reported. The R. henselae infection was revealed by febrile pancytopenia associated with liver and spleen enlargement.