Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient
Aspergillus sp. is a fungus that is very common in nature and may cause invasive disease with high mortality, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Here we present a case of central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis in a previously healthy immunocompetent patient. A 23-year-old female was admit...
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Aspergillus sp. is a fungus that is very common in nature and may cause invasive disease with high mortality, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Here we present a case of central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis in a previously healthy immunocompetent patient. A 23-year-old female was admitted to hospital with the complaints of headache, blurred vision, and double vision. In her cranial magnetic resonance imaging, abscess and paranchymal edema were observed in the left frontal lobe, and biopsy was performed with endoscopic nasal operation. The pathology result was consistent with aspergillus infection. It should be remembered that although CNS aspergillosis generally occurs in immunosuppressed patients, it may also rarely be diagnosed in immunocompetent individuals.
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| spelling | doaj-art-384faae4a7e64c668785d763032f6ced2025-08-20T02:27:23ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-03-0150410.3855/jidc.1461Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patientŞükran Köse0Gülsün Çavdar1Süheyla Serin Senger2Gülgün Akkoçlu3Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyInfectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyInfectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyInfectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey Aspergillus sp. is a fungus that is very common in nature and may cause invasive disease with high mortality, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Here we present a case of central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis in a previously healthy immunocompetent patient. A 23-year-old female was admitted to hospital with the complaints of headache, blurred vision, and double vision. In her cranial magnetic resonance imaging, abscess and paranchymal edema were observed in the left frontal lobe, and biopsy was performed with endoscopic nasal operation. The pathology result was consistent with aspergillus infection. It should be remembered that although CNS aspergillosis generally occurs in immunosuppressed patients, it may also rarely be diagnosed in immunocompetent individuals. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1461aspergillusimmunocompetent patientcentral nervous system |
| spellingShingle | Şükran Köse Gülsün Çavdar Süheyla Serin Senger Gülgün Akkoçlu Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient Journal of Infection in Developing Countries aspergillus immunocompetent patient central nervous system |
| title | Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full | Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_fullStr | Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_short | Central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_sort | central nervous system aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient |
| topic | aspergillus immunocompetent patient central nervous system |
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