Open AccessTreatment ofScedosporium apiospermumBrain Abscesses with Posaconazole
Author(s) -
Ingo K. Mellinghoff,
Drew J. Winston,
Geoffrey Mukwaya,
Gary J. Schiller
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/340522
Subject(s) - scedosporium apiospermum , posaconazole , medicine , itraconazole , brain abscess , ketoconazole , amphotericin b , mycosis , abscess , antifungal , surgery , dermatology , voriconazole
A 41-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia developed multiple Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscesses. The infection progressed despite neurosurgical drainage and treatment with itraconazole, amphotericin B, and ketoconazole, but the brain abscesses completely resolved after treatment with posaconazole alone.
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