Fatal Mycotic Cerebral Abscess in an Immunocompetent Healthy Adolescent

Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Oct;53(4):371-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.06.008. Epub 2015 Jun 17.

Authors

Jessica R Fesler¹, Karan Poddar², Daniel K Arrington², Jo Elle G Peterson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Electronic address: Drfesler@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

PMID: 26216501
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.06.008

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Brain / pathology*
Brain Abscess / diagnosis
Brain Abscess / drug therapy
Brain Abscess / pathology*
Brain Abscess / physiopathology
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / diagnosis
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / drug therapy
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / pathology*
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / physiopathology
Delayed Diagnosis
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male