Abstract

GELABERT-GONZALEZ, M. et al. Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscess: Report of one case with literature review. Neurocirugía [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.2, pp.125-131. ISSN 1130-1473.

Scedosporium apiospermum is a fungus found in the soil and in contaminated water and commonly cause cutaneous infections and is a rare cause of central nervous system infection. Invasive infection is usually associated with immunosuppresion. The authors present a 73-year-old woman with chronic renal disease who presented with headache for 2 weeks. Computerized tomography scans revealed a ring-enhancing lesion in left temporal lobe. An urgent craniotomy was performed and the lesion was totally removed. The patient died 5 days later. Scedosporium apiospermum was isolated in the culture of the extirpated lesion. The authors review the previously reported cases of brain abscess for Scedosporium apiospermum.

Keywords : Brain abscess; Pseudallescheria boydii; Scedosporium apiospermum; Voriconazole.

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