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Brief Report

Confusing presentation of chaetomium brain abscess

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Pages 805-807 | Received 11 Jun 2013, Accepted 31 May 2014, Published online: 30 Jun 2014
 

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.

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An informed consent was obtained from the husband and provided to the journal as demanded.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no declarations of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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