Aspergillus flavus-Induced Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child Case report
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Intracranial aspergillosis is an extremely rare manifestation of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompetent children and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report a 12-year-old immunocompetent male child who was referred to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 2010 after a sudden-onset headache and loss of consciousness. Brain imaging revealed a large right space-occupying occipital lesion and the patient underwent a craniotomy and resection. Histopathology of the lesion revealed necrotising granulomatous fungal encephalitis with many hyphae engulfed by multinucleated giant histiocytes. Two days later, a computed tomography scan showed debulking of the fungal mass and the patient was discharged on oral voriconazole. However, imaging at a six-week follow-up showed progression of the abnormality. A residual or persistent fungal brain lesion was suspected. Further neurosurgical resection of the lesion was performed and cultures showed growth of Aspergillus flavus. Te patient was treated successfully with antifungal therapy over the following two years.
Authors and Affiliations
Nawal Al-Maskari| Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Ibrahim Hussain| Departments of Child Health, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Suleiman Jumaa| Departments of Paediatric Infectious Disease , King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Essam A. Al-Shail| Departments of Neurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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