Neonatal aspergillosis. A case report and review of the literature.
Neonatal aspergillosis is a rare, usually overwhelming multisystem infection diagnosed postmortem. We present a neonate who had a brain abscess diagnosed by CT scan that was found at surgical exploration to contain aspergillus. Treatment included prolonged antifungal medication and several surgical interventions. The child has neurologic sequelae, including a seizure disorder and hemiplegia. There are no previously reported survivors of neonatal aspergillosis.
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn