<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat are the historical background and symptoms of fungal meningitis?  <response>: <reason> Commonly, patients with fungal meningitis have a history of one or more of the following: Chronic sinusitis Granulocytopenia Chronic renal failure Diabetes Pregnancy IV drug abuse Prolonged intravenous therapy Exposure history for example: travel to or residence in endemic regions of the pathogen Immune suppression status, such as systemic neoplasia, organ transplantation, Human immunodeficiency virus HIV acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS, Water aspiration as in a case of Pseudallescheria boydii Traumatic inoculation as in a case of Sporothrix schenckii 