Petriellidium (Allescheria) boydii orbital and brain abscess treated with intravenous miconazole.
A previously healthy 4-year-old boy suffered a penetrating injury to his left orbit and left frontal lobe, which resulted in an infection by Petriellidium boydii. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous miconazole and multiple debridements.
D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008825:Miconazole