Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor

There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and patho...

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Autores principales: Doberstein, Cody, Noor, Abass, Choi, David, Smith, Jacob, Groh, Darren, Mermel, Leonard, Doberstein, Curtis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx112
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Sumario:There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are reviewed.

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