Indolent intracranial mucormycosis: case report.

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  • Zoran Rumboldt
  • Mauricio Castillo
چکیده

We present a patient with isolated intracranial mucormycosis that remained indolent for several months. The mucormycosis formed a mass in the prepontine cistern, probably spreading from the sphenoid sinus. We propose that at least some cases of what is considered isolated CNS mucormycosis develop from such unrecognized indolent infections. Mucormycosis may present as a mass in the basilar cisterns, especially in immunocompromised patients.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 23 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002