[Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscess. Report of one case with literature review].
Scedosporium apiospermum is a fungus found in the soil and in contaminated water and commonly cause cutaneous infections and is a rare cause of central nervous system infection. Invasive infection is usually associated with immunosuppresion. The authors present a 73-year-old woman with chronic renal disease who presented with headache for 2 weeks. Computerized tomography scans revealed a ring-enhancing lesion in left temporal lobe. An urgent craniotomy was performed and the lesion was totally removed. The patient died 5 days later. Scedosporium apiospermum was isolated in the culture of the extirpated lesion. The authors review the previously reported cases of brain abscess for Scedosporium apiospermum.
Gelabert-González
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. miguel.gelabert@usc.es
Llovo-Taboada
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Reyes-Santías
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Arcos-Algaba
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Serramito-García
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Peñalver-Barral
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MD
García-Allut
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D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed