Aspergillus flavus brain abscesses associated with hepatic amebiasis in a non-neutropenic man in Senegal.
A non-neutropenic man living in Senegal was repatriated to France for liver amebic abscesses associated with brain abscesses presumed to be of amebic origin. Surprisingly, the post-mortem examinations of brain abscesses showed Aspergillus flavus. The route of infection by A. flavus in this particular context is discussed.
Brun
Sophie
S
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. sophie.brun@psl.aphp.fr
Fekkar
Arnaud
A
Busse
Antoine
A
Seilhean
Danielle
D
Lecsö
Marylin
M
Adler
Dan
D
Prodanovic
Hélène
H
Mazier
Dominique
D
Datry
Annick
A
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged