Intracerebral hemorrhage due to nosocomial aspergillosis following neurosurgery

P Viriyavejakul; S Phudhichareonrat; Y Boonpasat; A Viriyavejakul; P Rojanasunan; N Phophak; N Pattanasak

Intracerebral hemorrhage due to nosocomial aspergillosis following neurosurgery

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1999 Mar;30(1):154-6.

Authors

P Viriyavejakul¹, S Phudhichareonrat, Y Boonpasat, A Viriyavejakul, P Rojanasunan, N Phophak, N Pattanasak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tmpvr@mahidol.ac.th

PMID: 10695804

Abstract

A unique case of nosocomial aspergillosis following neurosurgery in a 10 year old girl was documented. She presented with intracerebral hemorrhage after three weeks of operation for evacuation of craniopharyngioma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intracerebral hemorrhage due to nosocomial aspergillosis following neurosurgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Diseases / complications*
Brain Diseases / diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage / microbiology*
Child
Craniopharyngioma / surgery*
Craniotomy / adverse effects*
Cross Infection / complications*
Cross Infection / diagnosis
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Neuroaspergillosis / complications*
Neuroaspergillosis / diagnosis
Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed