title: Cerebral Candida abscess in an infant.
abstract: Brain abscess is uncommon in the pediatric population. Here, we report one such case due to Candida albicans in one-year-old infant, without any predisposing factors. The child presented with progressively increasing size of head circumference. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT scan of brain and microbiological investigations on the drained pus material. The patient responded to combination of surgery (drainage) and intravenous amphotericin B. Neurological development six months after hospital discharge was normal. The organism being a rare cause of cerebral abscess in pediatric population is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400 022, India. vasantbaradkar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Baradkar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B