Intracerebellar blastomycosis abscess in an African man.
The case of a solitary cerebellar abscess in a 36-year-old Rwandese male is described. First it was considered to be tuberculosis, but at microscopal examination of the lesion after neurosurgical excision the true germ was found: Blastomyces dermatitidis. This solitary intracerebellar blastomycosis abscess is only the fifth case reported worldwide and the first in African medical annals.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012432:Rwanda; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000666:Amphotericin B