title: Drainage of Aspergillus "primitive" brain abscess with long-term survival. Case report.
abstract: Aspergillus species are second only to Candidosis as the most common cause of fungal infections of the central nervous system in immunocompromised patients. Very rare is the sole abscessual cerebral localization in nonimmunocompromised patients. Successful treatment of Aspergillus brain abscess has been reported only few times. A case of Aspergillus "primitive" brain abscess treated by surgical therapy associated with local and general mirated antifungal therapy is described. The long-term survival with complete clinical and radiological recovery is reported.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Division of the Varese Regional Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scamoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dario
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorizzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed