Unusual cause of meningitis in HIV-1 infectedpatient

Abstract

HIV infectionis, usually, a favorable field for the development of complications from unusual causes including infections with extremely raregerms. The different subspecies of Streptococcus bovis often present as bacteriemias or endocarditis, most frequently associated with benign or malignant tumors of the colorectal, gastric, pancreatic or hepatobiliary regions.

A rare case of meningitis due to Streptoccocus gallolyticus in an adult patient infected by HIV is presented without any evidence of associations or mentioned locations and with clinical and the cerebrospinal fluid features that induce to other diagnoses and subsequent inappropriate treatment.

A deteriorated immune system is the determining factor for the emergence of these rare complications.