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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spelling doaj-70b71a5b7eef4ef3b6f63520cd0365bb2021-07-02T14:56:42ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0122e00996Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature reviewKhaled Radhouane0Aziz Bedioui1Mohamed Dehmani Yedeas2Souheil Zayet3Maroua Jebari4Mondher Yedeas5Ahmed Harbaoui6Ridha Chkili7Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia; Corresponding author at: 23, Rue du Lac Constance, Les Berges du Lac, Tunis 1053, Tunisia.Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital La Rabta, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, TunisiaCandida 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303048Brain abscessCandida sppCandida glabrataImmunocompetent
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author Khaled Radhouane
Aziz Bedioui
Mohamed Dehmani Yedeas
Souheil Zayet
Maroua Jebari
Mondher Yedeas
Ahmed Harbaoui
Ridha Chkili
spellingShingle Khaled Radhouane
Aziz Bedioui
Mohamed Dehmani Yedeas
Souheil Zayet
Maroua Jebari
Mondher Yedeas
Ahmed Harbaoui
Ridha Chkili
Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
IDCases
Brain abscess
Candida spp
Candida glabrata
Immunocompetent
author_facet Khaled Radhouane
Aziz Bedioui
Mohamed Dehmani Yedeas
Souheil Zayet
Maroua Jebari
Mondher Yedeas
Ahmed Harbaoui
Ridha Chkili
author_sort Khaled Radhouane
title Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
title_short Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
title_full Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
title_fullStr Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Brain abscess due to Candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. A case report with update and literature review
title_sort brain abscess due to candida glabrata in an immunocompetent patient. a case report with update and literature review
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2020-01-01
description 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.
topic Brain abscess
Candida spp
Candida glabrata
Immunocompetent
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303048
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