Neuroaspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Successfully Treated with Voriconazole and a Corticosteroid
Presented by:
Internal Medicine / Akiyuki Hiraga, Akiyuki Uzawa, Mariko Shibuya, Tsutomu Numata, Shigeko Sunami and Ikuo Kamitsukasa
Summary points:
This report features the 11-month medical history of a 74-year-old immunocompetent male initially hospitalised for a 3-month history of headache and low-grade fever. Multiple magnetic resonance imaging findings are described, with images, as is successful diagnosis of nasocerebral aspergillosis 6 months following initial hospitalisation. The authors discuss the diagnosis and treatment of CNS aspergillosis.
Neuroaspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Successfully Treated with Voriconazole and a Corticosteroid
