C Nwabuisi
Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
AK Salami
Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
NA Abdullahi
Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
OO Agbede
Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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.
Keywords: Scopulariopsis species, Meningitis, HIV infection.
Résumé
Depurs l'arrivée du HIV/AIDS beaucoup d'occasions des organismes avaient démontre d'être des pathogènes potentielles chez des patients infectés. Nous présentons le rapport d'un cas des méningites filamentouse fongueuse opportunistiques causées par l'espèce des scopulariopsie chez un homme nigérian âgé de 38 ans.
West African Journal of Medicine Vol.22(4) 2003: 364-365