TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS ASSOCIATED WITH HI V-INFECTION - A CASE-REPORT

A tuberculous meningitis occurred in a 34 years old HIV infected intra venous drug abuser patient. The diagnosis was evoked despite an unusua l cerebrospinal fluid cytology and the absence of extra meningeal sign s of tuberculosis or acid-fast bacilli on direct examination. It was l ater confirmed by a positive CSF culture. Apyrexia was obtained with c iprofloxacin, then with a classical antituberculosis therapy. The outc ome was favourable, with more than 8 months follow-up.