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Critical Care
Published in: Critical Care 2/2005

01-04-2005 | Poster presentation

Multiple brain abscesses due to Penicillium spp. infection

Authors: DT Noritomi, GL Bub, I Beer, ASF da Silva, R de Cleva, JJ Gama-Rodrigues

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 2/2005

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A 41-year-old man, with chronic liver disease caused by long-term HBV infection (Child–Pugh C), presented to the Emergency Department complaining of bilateral loss of visual fields and dysphasia for 3 days. CT scan and MRI revealed multiple brain abscesses. Stereothacic biopsies revealed fungal infection and amphotericin B treatment was begun with initial improvement. The patient died a few days later as a consequence of massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to ruptured esophageal varices. The final microbiologic analyses disclosed infection by Penicillium spp. …
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Lyratzopoulos G: Invasive infection due to Penicillium species othr than P. maeneffei. J Infect 2002, 45: 184-207. 10.1053/jinf.2002.1056CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Multiple brain abscesses due to Penicillium spp. infection
Authors
DT Noritomi
GL Bub
I Beer
ASF da Silva
R de Cleva
JJ Gama-Rodrigues
Publication date
01-04-2005
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 2/2005
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc3609

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