| Literature DB >> 25250076 |
Ashutosh Khandelwal1, Noufal Basheer1, Ashok K Mahapatra1.
Abstract
Intracerebral abscess are rare in neonates and infants. We present a rare case of 4-month-old immunocompetent infant with multiple intracranial fungal abscess. Right frontoparietal craniotomy was done with excision of multicystic mass containing 200cc of dirty colored fluid. Biopsy and culture of abscess came as Aspergillus fumigates. Patient received parental amphotericin B. An immunocompetent infant with intracranial aspergillosis is rare. We advocate combination of surgical excision with parental amphotericin B as best way to achieve good result.Entities:
Keywords: Amphotericin B; Aspergillus; fungal abscess; infant; multiple
Year: 2014 PMID: 25250076 PMCID: PMC4166843 DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.139332
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Neurosci ISSN: 1817-1745