Confusing presentation of chaetomium brain abscess.

Authors

Muhammad Waqas, Aga Khan University
Shahan Waheed, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Salman Ahmed Mangrio, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Sana Rashid, Aga Khan University
Mohsin Qadeer, Aga Khan University
Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Agha Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Emergency Medicine; Neurology; Surgery; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Abstract

We put forth the case of a young immunocompetent female who presented with fever and left basal ganglia bleed secondary to vasculitis. After 2 weeks of prednisolone therapy, she continued to deteriorate. MRI scan revealed enhancement of previous hematoma, pus was aspirated surgically and fungal culture grew Chaetomium.

Publication (Name of Journal)

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Recommended Citation

Waqas, M., Waheed, S., Mangrio, S. A., Rashid, S., Qadeer, M., Bari, M. (2014). Confusing presentation of chaetomium brain abscess.. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 1-3.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_emerg_med/46