Fungal Abscess in the Brain.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.002.
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Abstract
A 67-year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was admitted with headaches and ring-enhancing lesions on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. His current regimen included rituximab and ibrutinib with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for secondary Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prevention. All other elements of his history were noncontributory. The diagnosis of an invasive fungal infection was made via light microscopy of a stereotactic brain biopsy specimen.
Medical subject headings
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis