Intracranial granuloma caused by Aspergillus fumigatus

Surg Neurol. 1985 Jun;23(6):597-604. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(85)90010-2.

Abstract

A case is reported of intracranial granuloma caused by Aspergillus fumigatus involving the anterior cranial fossa and the frontal lobe. In this case, clinical symptoms developed about 5 years before the diagnosis was made. The final diagnosis was made by a craniotomy. The patient was treated with an extensive excision and chemotherapy, but finally he failed to respond to these treatments. We compile a summary of reported cases with a tabulation of pertinent information and discuss the pathogenesis, prognosis, and difficulty in treating this infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / complications*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Diseases / etiology
  • Bone Diseases / pathology
  • Bone Diseases / surgery
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / etiology
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / surgery
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
  • Frontal Lobe*
  • Granuloma / diagnostic imaging
  • Granuloma / etiology*
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Granuloma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reoperation
  • Skull*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed