Intracerebral Aspergillus abscess : case report and review of the literature

• Published in: Neurosurgical review Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 135 - 138
• Main Authors: ARTICO, M, PASTORE, F. S, POLOSA, M, SHERKAT, S, NERONI, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 1997
• Subjects: Aspergillosis - complications; Aspergillosis - diagnosis; Aspergillosis - surgery; Aspergillus fumigatus; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Abscess - diagnosis; Brain Abscess - surgery; Craniotomy; Fatal Outcome; Human mycoses; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - complications; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mycoses; Mycoses of the respiratory system; Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis; Opportunistic Infections - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Mycosis; Lung; Central nervous system; Bibliographic survey; Male; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Complication; Human; Lung disease; Intracranial; Nervous system diseases; Radiodiagnosis; Respiratory disease; Abscess; Exploration; Malignant hemopathy; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Cerebral disorder; Infection; Case study; Central nervous system disease; Aspergillosis; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography; Brain (vertebrata)
• ISSN: 0344-5607; 1437-2320
• DOI: 10.1007/BF01138199

Intracranial aspergillosis is a rare pathologic condition, difficult to treat and often fatal, which generally affects immunodepressed patients. A case of brain abscess secondary to pulmonary localization in a patient with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma is described. The most significant clinico-pathological findings of intracranial aspergillosis are examined in the light of the relevant literature.