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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 68
| Issue : 4 | Page : 906--909 |
Scedosporium Apiospermum: Rare Cause of Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
Amol Y Sudke1, Salman T Shaikh1, Chandrashekhar E Deopujari1, Asmita S Sakle2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Microbiology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chandrashekhar E Deopujari
Room No 114, MRC Building, Bombay Hospital, 12, New Marine Lines, Mumbai - 400 020, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.293486
Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus causing a broad spectrum of clinical diseases especially in those who are immunocompromised. The common sites involved are lungs, skin, sinuses, eyes, bones, joints, and central nervous system (CNS). CNS is involved in invasive Scedosporiosis in the form of a cerebral abscess. An antecedent event of either near-drowning or history of some trauma is present in the majority of the cases where the patients' immune response remains intact. Prognosis is generally poor since the majority of the patients have coexistent medical morbidity. Surgical drainage followed by adjuvant antifungal, i.e., voriconazole therapy offers the best possible chance for survival in these patients. This case report discusses a rare event of brain abscess caused by S. apiospermum in an immunocompetent patient without any preceding precipitating factor.
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