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Cryptococcal brainstem abscess mimicking brain tumors in an immunocompetent patient.

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dc.contributor.authorHur, JH-
dc.contributor.authorKim, JH-
dc.contributor.authorPark, SW-
dc.contributor.authorCho, KG-
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-29T06:47:02Z-
dc.date.available2017-03-29T06:47:02Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn2005-3711-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.ajou.ac.kr/handle/201003/13688-
dc.description.abstractUsually fungal infections caused by opportunistic and pathogenic fungi had been an important cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients. However clinical data and investigations for immunocompetent pathogenic fungal infections had been rare and neglected into clinical studies. Especially Cryptococcal brainstem abscess cases mimicking brain tumors were also much more rare. So we report this unusual case. This 47-year-old man presented with a history of progressively worsening headache and nausea for 1 month and several days of vomituritions before admission. Neurological and laboratory examinations performed demonstrated no abnormal findings. Previously he was healthy and did not have any significant medical illnesses. A CT and MRI scan revealed enhancing 1.8×1.7×2.0 cm mass lesion in the left pons having central necrosis and peripheral edema compressing the fourth ventricle. And also positron emission tomogram scan demonstrated a hot uptake of fluoro-deoxy-glucose on the brainstem lesion without any evidences of systemic metastasis. Gross total mass resection was achieved with lateral suboccipital approach with neuronavigation system. Postoperatively he recovered without any neurological deficits. Pathologic report confirmed Cryptococcus neoformans and he was successively treated with antifungal medications. This is a previously unreported rare case of brainstem Cryptococcal abscess mimicking brain tumors in immunocompetent host without having any apparent typical meningeal symptoms and signs with resultant good neurosurgical recovery.en
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dc.titleCryptococcal brainstem abscess mimicking brain tumors in an immunocompetent patient.-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.pmid25674344-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323505/-
dc.subject.keywordBrainstem abscess mimicking brain tumors-
dc.subject.keywordCryptococcus-
dc.subject.keywordImmunocompetent-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor김, 장희-
dc.type.localJournal Papers-
dc.identifier.doi10.3340/jkns.2015.57.1.50-
dc.citation.titleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society-
dc.citation.volume57-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.date2015-
dc.citation.startPage50-
dc.citation.endPage53-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 57(1). : 50-53, 2015-
dc.identifier.eissn1598-7876-
dc.relation.journalidJ020053711-
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