Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in an HIV-positive patient: first observation in the United Kingdom

N Bodasing; R A Seaton; G S Shankland; D Kennedy

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2003.06.001

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis in an HIV-positive patient: first observation in the United Kingdom

J Infect. 2004 Oct;49(3):253-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.06.001.

Authors

N Bodasing¹, R A Seaton, G S Shankland, D Kennedy

Affiliation

¹ Infection Service, The Brownlee Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OYN, UK.

PMID: 15337344
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.06.001

Abstract

We present a case of meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an HIV-infected man recently returned from South Africa. We believe this is the first imported case of meningitis secondary to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in an HIV-infected patient to be reported in the UK.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / etiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / physiopathology
Adult
Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Cryptococcus neoformans / classification
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / drug therapy*
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / etiology
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / physiopathology
Travel*
United Kingdom

Substances

Anti-HIV Agents
Antifungal Agents