Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis

Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis

Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare pathology of poor prognosis in spite of the use of adapted antifungal treatments. This infection of the central nervous system is generally the complication of an invasive aspergillosis with hematogenic scattering from pulmonary focal spots. It can arise in immunocom...

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Main Authors: Siegfried Hélage, Charles Duyckaerts, Danielle Seilhean, Jean-Jacques Hauw, Jacques Chiras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/748202
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spelling doaj-d342dd73187c4889af7483f3fae38f842020-11-25T00:52:33ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/748202748202Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral AspergillosisSiegfried Hélage0Charles Duyckaerts1Danielle Seilhean2Jean-Jacques Hauw3Jacques Chiras4Laboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, FranceLaboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, FranceLaboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, FranceLaboratoire de Neuropathologie Escourolle, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, FranceService de Neuroradiologie, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, FranceCerebral aspergillosis is a rare pathology of poor prognosis in spite of the use of adapted antifungal treatments. This infection of the central nervous system is generally the complication of an invasive aspergillosis with hematogenic scattering from pulmonary focal spots. It can arise in immunocompetent patients treated with prolonged corticotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for cancer. A case of lethal cerebral aspergillosis in a patient with an infiltrative glioma treated with corticotherapy and radiotherapy is reported. Clinicopathological aspects and therapeutic approach are described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/748202
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Jacques Chiras
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Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis
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title Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis
title_short Association between a Primitive Brain Tumor and Cerebral Aspergillosis
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description Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare pathology of poor prognosis in spite of the use of adapted antifungal treatments. This infection of the central nervous system is generally the complication of an invasive aspergillosis with hematogenic scattering from pulmonary focal spots. It can arise in immunocompetent patients treated with prolonged corticotherapy or chemoradiotherapy for cancer. A case of lethal cerebral aspergillosis in a patient with an infiltrative glioma treated with corticotherapy and radiotherapy is reported. Clinicopathological aspects and therapeutic approach are described.
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