Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.
1997 Nov;4(2):276-281. 10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.2.276.
Aspergillus Brain Access in a “healthy†Child
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2440342
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.2.276
Abstract
- A 13-year-old male with normal immunity presented with Aspergillus brain abscess manifestating as frontal headache and fever. T2-weight magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hypointense lesion in the right fronto-temporo-parietal lobe 1cm thickness and left midline shifting. The hypointense appearance on T2-weighted images appears to be characteristic of aspergillosis. Right decompressive craniectomy and removal of subdural empyema right. Abscess culture was Aspergillus fumigatus. Antibiotic treatment with Amphotericin B was given for 2 months postoperatively. No recurrence was identified during 5 month follow-up.
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