J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
2007 Nov;42(5):400-402. 10.3340/jkns.2007.42.5.400.
Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea. hsrkmj@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea.
- KMID: 1956217
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2007.42.5.400
Abstract
- Isolated cerebral mucoromycosis, without rhino-orbital focus, is an extremely rare but life-threatening infection of central nervous system that most commonly found in intravenous drug abuser. We present a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis diagnosed by open biopsy and treated with amphotericin B. The patient has returned to independent living.
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