title: Opportunistic Fonsecaea pedrosoi brain abscess in a patient with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis-induced hypersplenism--a novel association.
abstract: Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis, a common cause of splenomegaly in tropical countries, can lead to hypersplenism and pancytopenia. Hypersplenism in this setting has not been associated with opportunistic infections. We describe a patient with hypersplenism secondary to non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis who developed a Fonsecaea pedrosoi brain abscess and succumbed to the illness despite aggressive management.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. msv000@gmail.com
authors: Venkatesh S
authors: VS
authors: Madhugiri
authors: Rakesh
authors: R
authors: Singh
authors: Mukta
authors: M
authors: Vyavahare
authors: Ranjit
authors: R
authors: Vijayahari
authors: Gopalakrishnan M
authors: GM
authors: Sasidharan
authors: V R Roopesh
authors: VR
authors: Kuma
authors: Sajini
authors: S
authors: Jacob
authors: Surendra K
authors: SK
authors: Verma
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Ananthakrishnan
authors: Awdhesh K
authors: AK
authors: Yadav
authors: Sudheer Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Gundamaneni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001203:Ascomycota; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000150:complications*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000382:microbiology