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Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor

Author(s) -

Cody Doberstein,

Abass Noor,

David Choi,

Jacob Smith,

Darren Groh,

Leonard A. Mermel,

Curtis E. Doberstein

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx112

Subject(s) - blastomycosis , blastomyces dermatitidis , medicine , blastomyces , epidural abscess , abscess , brain abscess , pathology , surgery

There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are reviewed.

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