Browsing UMB Open Access Articles by Subject "Fungal brain abscess"

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    • A rare case of Blastomyces dermatitidis brain abscess in an immunocompetent host
      Slomka, M.; Doub, J. (Elsevier B.V., 2020)
      Here we present a case of a 41-year old immunocompetent female from central Maryland, who presented with new onset seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain revealed a solitary ring-enhancing lesion. Stereotactic brain biopsy confirmed Blastomyces dermatitidis brain abscess. Patient's clinical course was complicated by voriconazole-induced pancytopenia that prompted surgical resection and amphothericin-induced severe hypokalemia necessitating change to high dose fluconazole. Four months after surgical resection, patient remains in radiographic and clinical remission. Copyright 2020 The Author(s)