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Chronic Leptomeningitis and Spinal Intradural Mass Secondary to Alternaria Infection in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
Dadwal, Sanjeet S; Thompson, Russell; Jandial, Rahul; Tegtmeier, Bernard; Chen, Mike Yue.
Afiliação
  • Dadwal SS; Division of Infectious Disease, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Thompson R; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
  • Jandial R; Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Tegtmeier B; Division of Infectious Disease, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
  • Chen MY; Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Case Rep Infect Dis ; 2016: 4693409, 2016.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27840750
ABSTRACT
Fungal infection following placement of ventriculostomy or ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is uncommon. We report the first case of Alternaria related central nervous system (CNS) shunt infection in a patient with CNS ependymoma manifesting as leptomeningitis and a spinal intradural mass. This case illustrates the diagnostic and management challenges.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Infect Dis Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Infect Dis Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article