A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acetazolamide for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis

Paul N. Newton; Hung Thai Le; Quoc Tip Nguyen; Jennifer M. Short; Wirongrong Chierakul; Adul Rajanuwong; Punnee Pitisuttithum; Sanchai Chasombat; Benjaluck Phonrat; Wirach Maek-A-Nantawat; Reungsilp Teaunadi; David Lalloo; Nicholas J. White

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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acetazolamide for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis

Paul N. Newton, Hung Thai Le, Quoc Tip Nguyen, Jennifer M. Short, Wirongrong Chierakul, Adul Rajanuwong, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Sanchai Chasombat, Benjaluck Phonrat, Wirach Maek-A-Nantawat, Reungsilp Teaunadi, David Lalloo, Nicholas J. White

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Abstract

We conducted a trial of oral acetazolamide for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in 22 Thai adults with headache and an opening cerebrospinal fluid pressure of greater than or equal to200 mm H(2)0. The trial was terminated prematurely because patients who received acetazolamide developed significantly lower venous bicarbonate levels and higher chloride levels and had more-frequent serious adverse events than did subjects who received placebo.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	769-772
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/342299
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2002

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Newton, P. N., Le, H. T., Nguyen, Q. T., Short, J. M., Chierakul, W., Rajanuwong, A., Pitisuttithum, P., Chasombat, S., Phonrat, B., Maek-A-Nantawat, W., Teaunadi, R., Lalloo, D., & White, N. J. (2002). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acetazolamide for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 35(6), 769-772. https://doi.org/10.1086/342299

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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acetazolamide for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis

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