Cerebral aspergillosis after burr-hole surgery for chronic subdural hematoma: case report.
We report a case of aspergillosis in the subdural space and frontal lobe in an 83-year-old man. The clinical course simulated that of a brain tumor. The source for the infection was considered to be the previous burr-hole surgery for chronic subdural hematoma, which was performed 2.5 years before the onset of symptoms. The patient was treated by removal of the abscess and granuloma. The clinical features and treatment of aspergillosis after neurosurgical procedures are discussed.
Morioka
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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tashima
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Nagata
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Fukui
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Hasuo
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005437:Flucytosine