title: Multiple intracranial fungal abscesses in an immunocompetent infant treated surgically.
abstract: Intracerebral abscess are rare in neonates and infants. We present a rare case of 4-month-old immunocompetent infant with multiple intracranial fungal abscess. Right frontoparietal craniotomy was done with excision of multicystic mass containing 200cc of dirty colored fluid. Biopsy and culture of abscess came as Aspergillus fumigates. Patient received parental amphotericin B. An immunocompetent infant with intracranial aspergillosis is rare. We advocate combination of surgical excision with parental amphotericin B as best way to achieve good result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Noufal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basheer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
keywords: Amphotericin B; Aspergillus; fungal abscess; infant; multiple