title: Aspergillosis of the central nervous system.
abstract: The authors report an unusual case involving a 38 year-old man who developed a intracranial abscess caused by Aspergillus of the parietal lobe. Cerebral aspergilloma of an initial pulmonary origin developed in a patient with "Fungus Ball" secondary to tuberculosis sequelae. The diagnosis was made through the isolation of Aspergillus from the secretion of the brain abscesses. The patient was treated with drainage of the abscesses and Amphotericin B. He presented a progressive regression of the radiological images (brain and pulmonary) over a period of 55 days. This report emphasizes the importance of combined anti-fungal therapy and surgical resection as a treatment for cerebral aspergilloma. Furthermore, an early initiation of therapy should improve the prognosis in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Clinic, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Golin
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sprovieri
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cançado
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mimica
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male