Disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with HIV/AIDS at a teaching hospital in Ghana.

OBJECTIVE

To raise awareness of the existence of cryptococcal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in Ghana.

METHOD: Detailed postmortem gross and histopathological analysis of an HIV/AIDS patient suspected to have cryptococcal meningitis was carried out and histopathological findings correlated with clinical findings.

RESULTS

showed disseminated Cryptococcosis in an HIV/AIDS patient which was confirmed with special stains.

CONCLUSION

cryptococcal infection occurs in HIV /AIDS patients in Ghanaian and when clinically suspected the diagnosis should be pursued vigorously.