| Autor: |
Kowacs, P. A., Monteiro#de Almeida, S., Pinheiro, R. L., Fameli, H., Piovesan, E. J., Correia, A., Werneck, L. C. |
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Journal of Clinical Pathology; Feb2004, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p202-204, 3p |
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Aims: To report the case of a 26 year old white man, who developed chronic meningitis and intracerebral granulomata 15 days after an episode of near drowning in a swamp. Methods: Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Results: The patient died 70 days after the symptoms were first noticed, and seven days after a subarachnoid haemorrage. Aspergillus has never been reported before as a cause of intracranial infection after near drowning. Conclusions: Physicians must be aware of this possibility when confronted with such a situation, because there are now effective therapeutic options for systemic aspergillosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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