Cerebral vasculitis caused by Aspergillus simulating ischemic stroke in an immunocompetent patient.
Although Aspergillus is widespread, clinically significant disease is rare in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of an otherwise healthy individual who developed cerebral vasculitis and stroke symptoms from Aspergillus, to raise awareness of this entity.
Martins
Herlon Saraiva
HS
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
da Silva
Thiago Rodrigo
TR
Scalabrini-Neto
Augusto
A
Velasco
Irineu Tadeu
IT
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology