Open AccessCandida meningitis in a suspected immunosuppressive patient - A case report
Author(s) -
E O Sanya,
No B Ameen,
B A Onile
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v25i1.28251
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , fluconazole , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cryptococcal meningitis , drug addict , antifungal , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , dermatology , immunology , addiction , viral disease , psychiatry
Meningitis due to fungal agents represents an AIDS-defining event and occurs typically with very low CD4+ lymphocyte count. Candida meningitis is still a rare clinical condition, although it is becoming frequently reported in the background of immune suppressive states such as: drug addicts, cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and HIV/AIDS patients. In this report we highlight a case of candida meningitis, in a 25- year old female patient. She presented with vulva swelling, vaginal discharge and fever, with rapid progression to tonic-clonic convulsions and loss of consciousness. She fully recovered after treatment with fluconazole.