title: A rare concomitant tubercular and Fonsecaea pedrosoi fungal infection of the skull base.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the skull base and middle ear cavity is very rare. Infection with neurotropic fungi Fonsecaea pedrosoi is rare, which usually presents as brain abscess. We herein present an unusual case of concomitant tuberculosis and fungal (Fonsecaea pedrosoi) infections involving the middle ear cleft extending and destroying the craniovertebral junction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suchanda
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alugolu
authors.forename: Ak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Purohit
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sundaram