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Scedosporium apiospermum as a rare cause of central skull base osteomyelitis.
Authors: Jalava-Karvinen P, Nyman M, Gardberg M, Harju I, Hohenthal U, Oksi J
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Medical Mycology Case Reports
Journal name in source: Medical mycology case reports
Journal acronym: Med Mycol Case Rep
Volume: 11
First page : 28
Last page: 30
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.04.002
Abstract
We report a case of Scedosporium apiospermum mold causing ear infection, central skull base osteomyelitis and finally, occlusion of carotid artery in a 48-year-old diabetic man. The exact diagnosis was established and the severity of the disease understood several months after the onset of symptoms. Despite of appropriate antifungal therapy, and repeated surgical and otological procedures, the infection progressed to fatal cerebral infarction.
We report a case of Scedosporium apiospermum mold causing ear infection, central skull base osteomyelitis and finally, occlusion of carotid artery in a 48-year-old diabetic man. The exact diagnosis was established and the severity of the disease understood several months after the onset of symptoms. Despite of appropriate antifungal therapy, and repeated surgical and otological procedures, the infection progressed to fatal cerebral infarction.
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