Meningococcemia in a Patient Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV

Abstract

Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV is an emerging public health problem. While coinfection with HIV can accelerate the progression of HCV (1,2), the impact of dual infection on other infectious diseases is unknown. We describe the first reported case of meningococcal infection in a patient coinfected with HCV and HIV.

Keywords

• hepatic dysfunction
• hypocomplementemia
• memingococcemia
• United States