title: Cryptococcal meningitis in a young Ethiopian woman with AIDS.
abstract: The case of a 20 year old Ethiopian woman with cryptococcal meningitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is presented. Though cryptococcal infections have been reported from many countries throughout the world, this is the first case reported from Ethiopia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed, with a review of recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gebremedhin
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B