Mould meningitis associated with intravenous drug use

Medical Mycology Case Reports
Hassan ShahPeter Boan

Abstract

Fungal meningitis is most commonly causes by Cryptococcus species and dimorphic fungi. We present a rare case of mould meningitis, ventriculitis and subependymal nodules in an immunocompetent patient, having likely seeded the meninges and ventricular system through intravenous drug use. The causative mould remains undetermined. The case highlights the poor sensitivity of CSF culture and the need to consider surgical biopsy where there is diagnostic difficulty and fungal infection is being considered.

Citations

Nov 27, 2019·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Ekram W Abd El-WahabMohammed Metwally
Jul 28, 2020·The Journal of Surgical Research·Mitri K KhourySara A Hennessy
Feb 21, 2021·Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology·Thuy DoanNisha R Acharya

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
MF374508

Methods Mentioned

BETA
biopsy
mycobacterial microscopy
PCR
flow cytometry

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