Tumoral form of aspergillosis in central nervous system (cerebral aspergilloma): case report.
Aspergillosis of the central nervous system is an uncommon infection, mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. It may be presented in several forms: meningitis, mycotic aneurysms, infarcts and the tumoral form (aspergilloma). The authors report a case of a diabetic patient with cerebral aspergilloma.
Division of Neurosurgical Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. ebergadelha@msn.com
Eberval Gadelha
EG
Figueiredo
Erich
E
Fonoff
Marcos
M
Gomes
Emilio
E
Macedo
Raul
R
Marino Júnior
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe