Chronic meningitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in India.
A 36-year-old woman developed fatal meningitis following a myelogram. Trichosporon beigelii could be grown from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) on two occasions. This represents the first culture-proven case of meningitis due to Trichosporon beigelii.
D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification