Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual
Cerebral aspergillosis has the tendency to occur in immunocompromised patients. Less commonly, immunocompetent individuals can be affected, with neuroimaging findings being difficult to interpret. The diagnosis necessitates imaging of the brain as well as the sinuses with biopsy and pathological con...
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| author | Georges El Hasbani Joseph Chirayil Sutasinee Nithisoontorn Arturo Alvarez Antezana Ibrahim El Husseini Maria Landaeta Yasir Saeed Richard Assaker |
| author_facet | Georges El Hasbani Joseph Chirayil Sutasinee Nithisoontorn Arturo Alvarez Antezana Ibrahim El Husseini Maria Landaeta Yasir Saeed Richard Assaker |
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| description | Cerebral aspergillosis has the tendency to occur in immunocompromised patients. Less commonly, immunocompetent individuals can be affected, with neuroimaging findings being difficult to interpret. The diagnosis necessitates imaging of the brain as well as the sinuses with biopsy and pathological confirmation. A surgical excision with aggressive antifungal agents are required for a proper management. This case report describes an immunocompetent patient with cerebral aspergillosis that presented radiologically as a suspicious mass to be diagnosed pathologically and excised surgically. Keywords: Cerebral aspergillosis, Immunocompetence, Neuroimaging |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ac98e20c4da4e0cbc24ec096eaf9dd52022-12-22T02:00:39ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392019-09-01254548Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individualGeorges El Hasbani0Joseph Chirayil1Sutasinee Nithisoontorn2Arturo Alvarez Antezana3Ibrahim El Husseini4Maria Landaeta5Yasir Saeed6Richard Assaker7American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author.Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USALincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USALincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USALincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USALincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USALincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York, USASt. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USACerebral aspergillosis has the tendency to occur in immunocompromised patients. Less commonly, immunocompetent individuals can be affected, with neuroimaging findings being difficult to interpret. The diagnosis necessitates imaging of the brain as well as the sinuses with biopsy and pathological confirmation. A surgical excision with aggressive antifungal agents are required for a proper management. This case report describes an immunocompetent patient with cerebral aspergillosis that presented radiologically as a suspicious mass to be diagnosed pathologically and excised surgically. Keywords: Cerebral aspergillosis, Immunocompetence, Neuroimaginghttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300521 |
| spellingShingle | Georges El Hasbani Joseph Chirayil Sutasinee Nithisoontorn Arturo Alvarez Antezana Ibrahim El Husseini Maria Landaeta Yasir Saeed Richard Assaker Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual Medical Mycology Case Reports |
| title | Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_full | Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_short | Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_sort | cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300521 |
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