Central nervous system aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients: Case series and literature review

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 99; no. 44; p. e22911
• Main Authors: Ma, Yubao, Li, Wanjun, Ao, Ran, Lan, Xiaoyang, Li, Yang, Zhang, Jiatang, Yu, Shengyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 30.10.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Biopsy - methods; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - microbiology; Brain - pathology; Brain Abscess - diagnosis; Brain Abscess - etiology; Diagnosis; Female; Humans; Immunocompetence; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Meningitis, Fungal - diagnosis; Meningitis, Fungal - etiology; Middle Aged; Neuroaspergillosis - cerebrospinal fluid; Neuroaspergillosis - diagnosis; Neuroaspergillosis - drug therapy; Neuroaspergillosis - physiopathology; Observational Study; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Treatment Outcome; Voriconazole - therapeutic use

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients.This study enrolled six immunocompetent patients diagnosed with CNS aspergillosis. Additionally, we reviewed the clinical profiles for 28 cases reported in...