Intracerebral Aspergillus abscess: case report and review of the literature

Neurosurg Rev. 1997;20(2):135-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01138199.

Abstract

Intracranial aspergillosis is a rare pathologic condition, difficult to treat and often fatal, which generally affects immunodepressed patients. A case of brain abscess secondary to pulmonary localization in a patient with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma is described. The most significant clinico-pathological findings of intracranial aspergillosis are examined in the light of the relevant literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / complications
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis
  • Aspergillosis / surgery*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus*
  • Brain Abscess / diagnosis
  • Brain Abscess / surgery*
  • Craniotomy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Opportunistic Infections / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed