Pulmonary infection with C. neoformans strain H99c increased the pulmonary IL-17 (commonly known as IL-17A) production (5), and the IL-17 level of cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) in HIV-1 infection-associated CM is significantly higher than that in tuberculous meningitis (TBM) (6). This evidence concerns the gene IL17A and meningeal tuberculosis.