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. 2011:5:62-6.
doi: 10.2174/1874613601105010062. Epub 2011 Jul 11.

Recurrent Meningitis and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Due to Salmonella in an HIV+ Patient: Case Report and Mini-Review of the Literature

Waldo H Belloso  1 , Marina Romano, Graciela S Greco, Richard T Davey, Ariel G Perelsztein, Marisa L Sánchez, Martín R Ajzenszlos, Inés M Otegui
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Recurrent Meningitis and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Due to Salmonella in an HIV+ Patient: Case Report and Mini-Review of the Literature

Waldo H Belloso et al. Open AIDS J. 2011.

Abstract

Meningitis due to non-typhi salmonella is infrequent in HIV-positive adults.We report a case of a patient with >300 CD4+ cells/mm3 who presented with five episodes of recurrent meningitis, focal subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral vasculitis ultimately attributed to Salmonella choleraesuis infection. Even within the cART era invasive salmonellosis can occur in unusual ways in HIV-infected patients.

Keywords: HIV infection.; Meningitis; Salmonella; opportunistic infections; subarachnoid hemorrhage; vasculitis.

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Left side: Computerized Tomography of brain showing focal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the right middle cerebral artery area (arrow). Right side: Angiogram showing vascular changes compatible with vasculitis (arrow).
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