Histoplasma and Cytomegalovirus Coinfection of the Gastrointestinal Tract in a Patient with AIDS: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Opportunistic infections of the gastrointestinal tract are well-documented complications of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, concomitant infection by and cytomegalovirus has been described rarely. We present the case of an HIV patient with a CD4 count of 20 cells/uL who was admitted with odynophagia and weight loss.

Pyogenic Brain Abscess Caused by Peptostreptococcus in a Patient with HIV-1 Infection.

In the setting of HIV, cerebral lesions are usually secondary to lymphoma and opportunistic infections; however, in patients with CD4 counts above 200 cells/uL, other pathologies such as pyogenic brain abscess could gain importance. The microbiology of pyogenic brain abscess has and as the leading etiologic pathogens in immunocompetent individuals. is also recognized as a common cause of brain abscess in this patient population.

Neurosyphilis with Concomitant Cryptococcal and Tuberculous Meningitis in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Unique Case.

Meningitis in individuals living with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is most frequently infectious in origin and usually due to opportunistic infections. The most common pathogens are and . causes neurosyphilis and can complicate HIV infections at any time after the initial infection.