Scopulariopsis associated meningitis in adult Nigerian AIDS patient--a case report

C Nwabuisi; A K Salami; N A Abdullahi; O O Agbede

doi:10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28068

Scopulariopsis associated meningitis in adult Nigerian AIDS patient--a case report

West Afr J Med. 2003 Dec;22(4):364-5. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28068.

Authors

C Nwabuisi¹, A K Salami, N A Abdullahi, O O Agbede

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

PMID: 15008311
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28068

Abstract

Since the advent of HIV/AIDS, many opportunistic organisms have proved to be potential pathogens in infected patients. We present a case report of opportunistic filamentous fungal meningitis caused by Scopulariopsis species in a 38 year old Nigerian male.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnostic imaging
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Fungal / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Fungal / diagnostic imaging
Meningitis, Fungal / etiology
Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification
Nigeria
Radiography