Aspergillosis of the central nervous system

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Valdir Golin¹  Sandra Regina Schwarzwalder Sprovieri¹  José Eduardo Delfini Cançado¹  Jefferson Walter Daniel¹  Lycia Maria Jenné Mimica¹ 

关键词: Aspergillus;    Brain abscesses;    Amphotericin B;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801996000500007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors report an unusual case involving a 38 year-old man who developed a intracranial abscess caused by Aspergillus of the parietal lobe. Cerebral aspergilloma of an initial pulmonary origin developed in a patient with "Fungus Ball" secondary to tuberculosis sequelae. The diagnosis was made through the isolation of Aspergillus from the secretion of the brain abscesses. The patient was treated with drainage of the abscesses and Amphotericin B. He presented a progressive regression of the radiological images (brain and pulmonary) over a period of 55 days. This report emphasizes the importance of combined anti-fungal therapy and surgical resection as a treatment for cerebral aspergilloma. Furthermore, an early initiation of therapy should improve the prognosis in such cases.

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