Intracranial blastomycosis mimicking high-grade neoplasm on magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy

We describe a case of posterior fossa blastomycosis in an immunocompetent patient that mimicked high-grade neoplasm on neuroimaging. Histological analysis confirmed blastomycosis. Because the neuroimaging characteristics of intracerebral blastomycosis can be confused for neoplasm, these lesions must...

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Published in:	Indian journal of neurosurgery Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 87 - 88
Main Authors:	Baruah, Dhiraj, Guleria, Saurabh, Michel, Michelle, Gill, Sonia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 01-01-2013 Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc
Subjects:	blastomycosis malignancy spectroscopy malignancy spectroscopy Blastomycosis
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Summary:	We describe a case of posterior fossa blastomycosis in an immunocompetent patient that mimicked high-grade neoplasm on neuroimaging. Histological analysis confirmed blastomycosis. Because the neuroimaging characteristics of intracerebral blastomycosis can be confused for neoplasm, these lesions must be confirmed histologically before initiating aggressive treatment for presumptive high-grade neoplasm. To our knowledge, it is the first description of a neoplasm mimic on MRS in the setting of intracranial blastomycosis.
ISSN:	2277-9167 2277-954X 2277-9167
DOI:	10.4103/2277-9167.110210