Cerebral scedosporiosis: An emerging fungal infection in severe neutropenic patients: CT features and CT pathologic correlation

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 496-502

  Marco de Lucas, Enrique ^a   Sádaba, Pablo ^a   Lastra García Barón, Pedro ^a   Ruiz Delgado, María Luisa ^a   Cuevas, Jorge ^a   Salesa, Ricardo ^a   Bermúdez, Arancha ^a   González Mandly, Andrés ^a   Gutiérrez, Agustín ^a   Fernández, Fidel ^a   Marco de Lucas, Fernando ^b   Díez, Consuelo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Brain; Computed tomography (CT); Fungi; Scedosporium

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN NECROSIS; CEREBRAL SCEDOSPORIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; MYELODYSPLASIA; MYELOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SCEDOSPORIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 31444433620     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2869-8     Document Type: Article

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