Rhinocerebral aspergillosis cripple: high oral doses of Itraconazole was the solution.
Two cases of intracranial fungal infection, crippled with the recurrence of the fungal infection even after excisional surgery followed by intravenous Amphotericin B and oral Itraconazole are presented.
Aslam
Ejaz
E
Department of Neurosurgery, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Imran
Muhammad
M
Muhammad
Tariq
T
Faridi
Naveen
N
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B