Maduromycosis of the brain. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1975 Feb;42(2):229-31. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.42.2.0229.

Abstract

A rare case of a gas-containing brain abscess due to verified maduromycosis is described. Blackish material over the abscess cavity revealed the fungal elements. The pus from the abscess contained Streptococcus hemolyticus and Klebsiella organisms.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Abscess / etiology
  • Brain Diseases* / complications
  • Brain Diseases* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification
  • Mycetoma* / complications
  • Mycetoma* / pathology