Cerebral Mucormycosis (Phycomycosis) in a Heroin Addict

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1982, Pages 304-306

  Masucci, Elmo F ^a   Fabara, Jorge A ^a   Saini, Nirmal ^a   Kurtzke, John F ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAMORPHINE; NAFCILLIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

ABSCESS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FUNGUS; MUCORMYCOSIS; THERAPY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE REPORT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS;

EID: 0020052393     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1982.00510170046013     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Hameroff SB, Eckholdt JW, Lindenberg R: Cerebral phycomycosis in a heroin addict. Neurology 1970;20:261-265.
2. Adelman LS, Aronson SM: The neuropathologic complications of narcotic addiction. Bull NY Acad Med 1969;45:225-233.
3. Straatsma BR, Zimmerman LE, Gass DH: Phycomatosis: A clinical pathological study of 51 cases. Lab Invest 1963;11:963-985.
4. Muresan A: A case of cerebral mucormycosis diagnosed in life with eventual recovery. J Clin Pathol 1960;13:34-36.
5. Succar MB, Nichols RD, Burch RH: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Arch Otolaryngol 1979;105:212-214.
6. Chmel H, Grieco MH: Cerebral mucormycosis and renal aspergillosis in heroin addicts without endocarditis. Am J Med Sci 1973;266:225-231.
7. Adams RD, Victor M: Opiates and other synthetic analgesics, in Harrison TR (ed): Principles of Internal Medicine, ed 9. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, 1980, p 979.
8. Aita JA: Neurologic manifestations in fungal diseases, in Aita JA (ed): Neurologic Manifestations of General Diseases. Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1964, ch 18.
9. Louri DB, Hensle T, Rose J: The major medical complications of heroin addiction. Ann Intern Med 1967;67:1-22.
10. Pena CE: Aspergillosis, in Baker RD (ed): Human Infections With Fungi, Actinomycetes and Algae. New York, Springer Publishing Co Inc, 1971, pp 801-803.
11. Young RC, Bennett JE, Vogel CL, et al: Aspergillosis: The spectrum of the disease in 98 patients. Medicine 1970;49:147-173.
12. Rao VR, Pillai SM, Mathews G, et al: Cerebral mucormycosis. Neuroradiology 1978;15:291-293.
13. Meyers BR, Wormser G, Hirshman SZ, et al: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Arch Intern Med 1979;139:557-560.
14. Jordan CE, James EA Jr, Hodges FJ: Comparison of the cerebral angiogram and brain radionuclide image in brain abscess. Radiology 1972;104:327-331.
15. Jones KW, Kaufman L: Development and evaluation of an immunodiffusion test for diagnosis of systemic zygomycosis (mucormycosis). J Clin Microbiol 1978;7:97-103.
16. Pillsbury HC, Fischer ND: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Arch Otolaryngol 1977;103:600-604.