Meningitis due to Rhodotorula glutinis in an HIV infected patient.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2008 Oct-Dec; 26(4): 375-7
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Rhodotorula spp, though considered a common saprophyte, recently has been reported as causative agent of opportunistic mycoses. We present a case of meningitis in an immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus infected patient who presented with longstanding fever. He was diagnosed as a case of chronic meningitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by cell cytology, India ink preparation, Gram staining and culture of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample. CSF culture grew Rhodotorula glutinis. Therapy with amphotericin B was successful in eliminating the yeast from CSF and the patient was discharged after recovery.
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Main subject:
Rhodotorula
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Humans
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Male
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HIV Infections
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Amphotericin B
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Meningitis, Fungal
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Adult
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Mycoses
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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