title: Candida pelliculosa meningitis as an opportunistic infection in HIV: the first reported case.
abstract: We describe the first reported case of Candida pelliculosa meningitis in HIV infection. This case highlights the risk of uncommon opportunistic infections in association with the immunocompromised and the importance of autopsy as a diagnostic tool in HIV infection. We discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of C. pelliculosa, a non-albicans species which is rarely associated with disease, and review current literature.
authors.affiliation: Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hales
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Beeching
authors.forename: M B J
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Beadsworth
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged