Neuroaspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient.
Aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon infection, mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of neuroaspergillosis caused by Aspergillus flavus in an immunocompetent patient presenting as a space-occupying lesion of the CNS. The patient was responding favorably to voriconazole at the time of this report.
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. drsmitasood@yahoo.co.in
Sharma
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Gupta
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Pathak
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Rishi
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D000328:Adult; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology