[One episode of meningoencephalitis, three diagnoses].
Meningo-encephalitis is a set of threatening diseases. The treatment needs to be started quickly for pathogens such as herpes simplex virus type 1 or Listeria monocytogenes. Apart from these classical etiologies, many other diseases may induce meningo-encephalitis. We report the case of a patient, infected with HIV, who presented a history of meningo-encephalitis due to herpes simplex type 1. Three weeks later, he presented an encephalopathy due to aciclovir and then we discovered a chronic meningitis in relation with his HIV infection.
Denes
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France. eric.denes@unilim.fr
Durox
H
H
Boumediene
A
A
Champtiaux-Dechamp
B
B
Dugard
A
A
Ranger-Rogez
S
S
Couratier
P
P
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged
D000212:Acyclovir