Fulminant cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis in a patient with phytophotodermatitis

Cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis of sino-nasal involving the skull base is rare and associated with a very high mortality due to its peculiarly fulminant clinical course. We present an unusual case of 55-year-old diabetic female who initially treated for phytophotodermatitis, but later on she...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of tropical medicine and public health 2014-07, Vol.7 (4), p.199
Hauptverfasser: Agrawal, Amit, Baisakhiya, Nitish, Singh, Adarsh
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis of sino-nasal involving the skull base is rare and associated with a very high mortality due to its peculiarly fulminant clinical course. We present an unusual case of 55-year-old diabetic female who initially treated for phytophotodermatitis, but later on she developed massive invasive cerebral aspergillosis. Advances in diagnosis and management of aspergillosis with improved and early detection and more effective therapy have promised some success in the management of these devastating infections.
ISSN:1755-6783
0974-6005
DOI:10.4103/1755-6783.150113