Topic: Etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and principles of management (including prevention) of – Tetanus, Rabies, AIDS, Dengue, Kala-azar, Japanese Encephalitis.
Question: A 28 year old man with history of HIV antibody positive brought to emergency department with headache and fever of 3 days. He also has a history of forgetfulness , irritability and confusion for the last two weeks. His cerebrospinal fluid examnation shows numerous WBCs predominantly lymphocytes and budding yeasts with a wide capsule-India Ink preparation. a) Write the most probable diagnosis and the laboratory diagnosis of this condition. Also mention the predisposing conditions.
