Aspergillus Osteomyelitis of Clivus

World Neurosurgery
Xiang YangJianguo Xu

Abstract

A 64-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of headache. The patient had a history of 30 years of diabetes. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion involving the sphenoid sinus and clivus. Surgery was performed through a transsphenoidal approach. Pathology suggested the diagnosis of the presence of Aspergillus. The patient received voriconazole treatment for 8 weeks, and 3-month follow-up demonstrated no progression. Aspergillus osteomyelitis of the skull base is uncommon, and accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult. However, when there is a clear history of diabetes, a diagnosis of fungal osteomyelitis should be considered.

Citations

Oct 24, 2020·Surgical Neurology International·Jitender ChaturvediRajeev Sharma

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Aspergillosis

Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. Aspergillosis occurs in chronic or acute forms which are clinically very distinct. Most cases of acute aspergillosis occur in patients with severely compromised immune systems. Chronic colonization or infection can cause complications in people with underlying respiratory illnesses. Discover the latest research on aspergillosis here.

Aspergillosis (ASM)

Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus. Aspergillosis occurs in chronic or acute forms which are clinically very distinct. Most cases of acute aspergillosis occur in patients with severely compromised immune systems. Chronic colonization or infection can cause complications in people with underlying respiratory illnesses. Discover the latest research on aspergillosis here.

Related Papers

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Ealmaan Kim
American Journal of Otolaryngology
S E KountakisC M Stiernberg
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery
Dandan LiuQiuhang Zhang
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved