title: Candida meningitis in a suspected immunosuppressive patient--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital P.M.B. 1459, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria. tundesanya@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Sanya
authors.forename: No B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Ameen
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Onile
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole