Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review

Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review

Candida spp. brain abscess is scare. Clinical presentation is unspecific. Diagnosis requires mycological culture of a puncture or biopsy specimen. Therapeutic management is based on prolonged course of azole or liposomal amphotericin B. We reported the case of Candida glabrata brain abscess in a 27...

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Main Authors: Khaled Radhouane, Aziz Bedioui, Mohamed Dehmani Yedeas, Souheil Zayet, Maroua Jebari, Mondher Yedeas, Ahmed Harbaoui, Ridha Chkili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Brain abscess
Candida spp
Candida glabrata
Immunocompetent
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303048
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Summary:Candida spp. brain abscess is scare. Clinical presentation is unspecific. Diagnosis requires mycological culture of a puncture or biopsy specimen. Therapeutic management is based on prolonged course of azole or liposomal amphotericin B. We reported the case of Candida glabrata brain abscess in a 27 year-old female patient, with no past history and not secondary to candidemia. The fungus was isolated from a puncture of abscess with complete resection. The outcome was favorable under antifungal treatment by voriconazole.
ISSN:2214-2509

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