Invasive fungal granuloma of the brain caused by Aspergillus fumigatus: a case report and review of the literature

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العنوان: Invasive fungal granuloma of the brain caused by Aspergillus fumigatus: a case report and review of the literature
المؤلفون: Berna Gültekin, Cengiz Tekin, Yelda Ozsunar, Serhan Sakarya, Orhan Akyüz, Mehmet Turgut, Serkan Oncu, Mustafa B. Ertuğrul
المصدر: Surgical Neurology. 69:169-174
بيانات النشر: Elsevier BV, 2008.
سنة النشر: 2008
مصطلحات موضوعية: Adult, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Antifungal Agents, Itraconazole, medicine.medical_treatment, Aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Immunocompromised Host, Amphotericin B, medicine, Humans, Mycosis, Neuroaspergillosis, Brain Diseases, Aspergillus, Chemotherapy, Granuloma, biology, business.industry, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Female, Surgery, Neurology (clinical), business, medicine.drug
الوصف: Background Involvement of the brain by Aspergillus fumigatus, named as invasive aspergillosis, is extremely rare. Definitive diagnosis needs isolation of the fungus from the tissue specimens and its culture. The disease is very resistant to treatment and quickly becomes fatal despite antifungal chemotherapy with AmB preparations, the drugs of choice for the infection. Case Description We hereby present a unique case of fungal granuloma of the brain due to A fumigatus, which was cured successfully by intensive antifungal treatment, along with a brief literature review. Conclusions Although it is rare, we draw the attention to the fact that early diagnostic procedures with rapid confirmation of Aspergillus infection and an early initiation of therapy are pivotal for a benign clinical course in such cases. A complete regression of the disease could be achieved with medical therapy alone with conventional AmB or liposomal AmB combined with oral itraconazole even if a total surgical excision of the lesions could not be performed in complicated cases, as in our patient.
تدمد: 0090-3019
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.049
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::0e731375de2dc69590a67eab47c9ec19
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.049
Rights: CLOSED
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....0e731375de2dc69590a67eab47c9ec19
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
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تدمد:00903019
DOI:10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.049