Fulminant cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis in a patient with phytophotodermatitis

Amit Agrawal; Nitish Baisakhiya; Adarsh L Singh

doi:10.4103/1755-6783.150113

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Year : 2014 | Volume : 7 | Issue : 4 | Page : 199-201

Fulminant cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis in a patient with phytophotodermatitis

Amit Agrawal¹, Nitish Baisakhiya², Adarsh L Singh³
¹ Department of Surgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
² Department of ENT, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³ Department of Dermatology, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Amit Agrawal
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha - 442 004, Maharashtra
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.150113

Cranio-cerebral invasive aspergillosis of sino-nasal involving the skull base is rare and associated with a very high mortality due to its peculiarly fulminant clinical course. We present an unusual case of 55-year-old diabetic female who initially treated for phytophotodermatitis, but later on she developed massive invasive cerebral aspergillosis. Advances in diagnosis and management of aspergillosis with improved and early detection and more effective therapy have promised some success in the management of these devastating infections.

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