Neuroaspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2007 Jan;25(1):67-9. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.31068.

Abstract

Aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon infection, mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of neuroaspergillosis caused by Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompetent patient presenting as a space-occupying lesion of the CNS. The patient was responding favorably to voriconazole at the time of this report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillus flavus / growth & development
  • Aspergillus flavus / isolation & purification*
  • Brain / microbiology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Central Nervous System / microbiology
  • Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Male
  • Neuroaspergillosis / microbiology*
  • Neuroaspergillosis / pathology