Rhizopus arrhizusin Italy as the causative agent of primary cerebral zygomycosis in a drug addict
✍ Scribed by S. Oliveri; E. Cammarata; G. Augello; P. Mancuso; R. Tropea; L. Ajello; A. A. Padhye
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 998 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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✦ Synopsis
Zygomycosis -P r i m a r y cerebral -Drug addict -R h i z o p u s arrhizus -
Italy.
A rare case ,of primary cerebral zygomycos~s in an Italian drug addict is described. The diagnosis was based on the histologic detection of broad, aseptate, hyaline mycelium in fluid aspirated from a brain mass detected by computeNzed axial tomography. The zygomycete isolated from the clinical specimen was identified as Rhiz,opus arrhizus vat arrhizus. The patient had no known predisposing conditi.on that would ,have suppressed his immunological defenses. Once the diagnosis was establis,hed, treatment ~it,h amphotericin B was initiated, but the patient died during the first day of treatment.