Neonatal Aspergillosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neonatal aspergillosis is a rare, usually overwhelming multisystem infection diagnosed postmortem. We present a neonate who had a brain abscess diagnosed by CT scan that was found at surgical exploration to contain aspergillus. Treatment included prolonged antifungal medication and several surgical...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 1986-08, Vol.25 (8), p.400-403
Main Authors: Rhine, William D., Arvin, Ann M., Stevenson, David K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Aspergillosis - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Abscess - diagnosis
Brain Abscess - drug therapy
Female
Human mycoses
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous mycoses
Mycoses
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Summary:Neonatal aspergillosis is a rare, usually overwhelming multisystem infection diagnosed postmortem. We present a neonate who had a brain abscess diagnosed by CT scan that was found at surgical exploration to contain aspergillus. Treatment included prolonged antifungal medication and several surgical interventions. The child has neurologic sequelae, including a seizure disorder and hemiplegia. There are no previously reported survivors of neonatal aspergillosis.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/000992288602500803