Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient

Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient

Aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon infection, mainly found in immunocompromised patients but rarely seen among immunocompetent patients. Herein we describe a 57 year-old immunocompetent man who suffered intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) following a tooth extraction. Based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, in this report we focus on the spreading routes of CNS aspergillosis via communicative structures of the PPF, the relationship between clinical manifestations and the locations of the lesion, and propose a therapeutic strategy to improve the prognosis.

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Main Authors: Xiao,Anqi, Jiang,Shu, Liu,Yi, Deng,Kaihong, You,Chao
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2012
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spelling oai:scielo:S1413-867020120002000162016-12-12Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patientXiao,AnqiJiang,ShuLiu,YiDeng,KaihongYou,Chao Aspergillosis Pterygopalatine fossa Magnetic resonance imaging Aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon infection, mainly found in immunocompromised patients but rarely seen among immunocompetent patients. Herein we describe a 57 year-old immunocompetent man who suffered intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) following a tooth extraction. Based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, in this report we focus on the spreading routes of CNS aspergillosis via communicative structures of the PPF, the relationship between clinical manifestations and the locations of the lesion, and propose a therapeutic strategy to improve the prognosis.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.16 n.2 20122012-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200016en10.1590/S1413-86702012000200016
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You,Chao
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Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
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Jiang,Shu
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title Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
title_short Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
title_full Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
title_fullStr Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
title_full_unstemmed Invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
title_sort invasive intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa in an immunocompetent patient
description Aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon infection, mainly found in immunocompromised patients but rarely seen among immunocompetent patients. Herein we describe a 57 year-old immunocompetent man who suffered intracranial aspergillosis spread by the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) following a tooth extraction. Based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, in this report we focus on the spreading routes of CNS aspergillosis via communicative structures of the PPF, the relationship between clinical manifestations and the locations of the lesion, and propose a therapeutic strategy to improve the prognosis.
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