Recurrence of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in pregnancy and the post-partum period

Tamzin Hull, Killian Quinn, Elizabeth Hamlyn, Mary Poulton, Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh, Julie Chandra, David S. Lawrence, Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Caldecot Centre, s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Botswana Harvard Health Partnership, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on February 11, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 6, Page 678-683, May 2026.
We report a case of recurrent cryptococcal meningitis in a pregnant woman living with vertically acquired HIV. Despite effective treatment of primary infection prior to pregnancy, she later experienced a microbiological relapse of cryptococcal meningitis ...