Successful treatment of primary cerebral mucormycosis: Role of microbiologist.

Autor: Benachinmardi KK; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Rajalakshmi P; Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Veenakumari HB; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Bharath RD; Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Vikas V; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Mahadevan A; Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Nagarathna S; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of medical microbiology [Indian J Med Microbiol] 2016 Oct-Dec; Vol. 34 (4), pp. 550-553.
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.195373
Abstrakt: Fungal brain abscess is rare with a rapidly progressive disease with fulminant course and invariably fatal outcome, unless diagnosed early and treated rapidly. We report a 56-year-old woman diagnosed to have fungal abscess who recovered completely following amphotericin B treatment. She presented with weakness of the right hand, deviation of mouth to left and aphasia for 2 days. Computed tomography of the brain revealed a left frontal capsuloganglionic hypodense lesion. Stereotactic biopsy was performed, and microbiological confirmation of non-septate fungal hyphae from pus from aspirate within 2 h helped initiate timely and appropriate treatment leading to cure. Histopathology and culture later confirmed mucormycosis.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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