Confusing presentation of chaetomium brain abscess

Abstract

We put forth the case of a young immunocompetent female who presented with fever and left basal ganglia bleed secondary to vasculitis. After 2 weeks of prednisolone therapy, she continued to deteriorate. MRI scan revealed enhancement of previous hematoma, pus was aspirated surgically and fungal culture grew Chaetomium.

Keywords::

• brain abscess
• chaetomium
• vasculitis

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