AIDS Dementia Complex with Tinea Faciei with Very Low CD4 Count: An Unusual Case Report

Abstract

Dermatophyte infections are common in HIV infected patients and can occur at some point during their illness but Tinea faciei not a common presentation in adults, although a few cases have been described in HIV-infected patients. We are presenting an unusual case of 40 years old female who presented with fever, generalized weakness, loss of memory and ringworm infection on face with seropositivity for HIV. Patients CD4 count was very low and hence she was diagnosed ad AIDS dementia complex with Tinea faciei.

Keywords

• dermatophyte infection
• hiv
• neurocognitive disorder