Meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans biovar gattii in a Zairean AIDS patient
Kapend'a, K.; Komichelo, K.; Swinne, D.; Vandepitte, J.
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology 6(3): 320-321
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-2211 PMID: 3622501 Document Number: 364711
A case in a 28-yr-old man is reported. The patient presented with pyrexia and headaches and mental confusion. India ink preparation of cerebrospinal fluid revealed encapsulated yeast cells, and C. neoformans, subsequently identified as biovar gattii, was isolated. Despite itraconazole therapy, the patient died. The isolation of this particular biovar is thought to be the first to be reported from a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and also the first documented isolation of this variety in Central Africa in 17 yr.