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A 28-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia developed fever and unilateral pleural based pulmonary infiltrate during prolonged chemotherapy induced neutropenia. CT-guided lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis and liposomal amphotericin B therapy was started. A few
A 61-year-old man with relapsing chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, status post allogeneic stem cell transplant and multiple chemotherapy regimens presented to the emergency room after suffering a grand mal seizure. His evaluation revealed a 1.5-2 cm ring-enhancing left temporal lobe brain lesion on the
We present here a case of a diabetic patient having complaints of painful swelling of the left eye, blurring of the vision and tonic-clonic convulsion. Surgical exploration of the sinuses was performed, and the histopathological examination revealed mucomycosis. Because of the side effects of
Rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis is a potentially lethal, opportunistic, fungal infection with protean manifestations, rapid progression, unpredictable course and high mortality. It is associated with angioinvasion and infarction, usually observed in diabetic ketoacidosis, immuno-compromised
BACKGROUND
Mucormycosis infections are rare in immunocompetent patients, and very few cases of mucormycosis associated with aspergillosis in non-haematological patients have been reported.
METHODS
A 17-year-old male, immunocompetent and without any previously known risk factors, was admitted to
A rare case of brain stem infarction caused by mucormycotic emboli, preceded by acute hydrocephalus, is reported. The patient, who had suffered from leukemia and had undergone bone marrow transplantation several months before, presented initially with seizure and persistent disturbance of
OBJECTIVE
To investigate cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) clinical presentations, risk factors, and response to treatment in Saudi Arabia.
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of the King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, acute stroke database from April 2005 through February 2008 revealed 22 patients with CVT.
Intracranial fungal granuloma (IFG) remains an uncommon entity. The authors report a single-institute study of 90 cases of IFG, which is the largest study until now.In this retrospective study, all cases of IFG surgically treated in the years 2001-2018 were Immunosuppressive agents increase the vulnerability of solid organ transplant patients to opportunistic infections. An atypical clinical presentation of a bacterial and fungal co-infection makes diagnosis and treatment even more challenging in this population. A 54-year-old hypertensive woman
OBJECTIVE
To describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with intracranial fungal granuloma (IFG) in the largest reported series to date (to our knowledge).
METHODS
A 22-year retrospective, multi-institutional review of 40 patients, aged 16 to 62 years (mean, 40.2 years), was performed in
Saksenaea species are a rare cause of mucormycosis, the majority associated with cutaneous and subcutaneous infections resulting from trauma in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Unlike other causative agents of mucormycosis, cerebral infections are exceptionally rare. We