A unique MRI presentation of fungal infection in the brain

Authors

Muhammad Bilal Salman Khan, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Saad Shafqat, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Ather Enam, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Neurology; Neurosurgery

Abstract

Fungal infections of CNS are common in certain geographic locations. MRI with or without contrast is a useful prediagnostic tool. However, the findings may sometimes be misleading. In this case report, the authors present unusual imaging findings in the MRI of fungal infection in an immunocompetent host, whereby hyper-intense signals were seen on T2-weighted images and patchy post-contrast enhancement was observed with surrounding edema. These findings were suggestive of a neoplastic lesion but it was identified as aspergillosis on subsequent histopathology. This unusual MRI finding of CNS highlights the need to consider fungal infection as a differential diagnosis of all mass lesions on MRI, irrespective of their signal characteristics.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

Recommended Citation

Khan, M. S., Shafqat, S., Enam, A. (2014). A unique MRI presentation of fungal infection in the brain. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, 24(Suppl 3), S211-S213.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_neurol/218