Isolated cerebral mucormycosis that looks like stroke and brain abscess:A case report and review of the literature  

作　　者：Cai-Hong Chen Jing-Nan Chen Hang-Gen Du Dong-Liang Guo 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurology,Hangzhou Ninth People's Hospital,Hangzhou 311225,Zhejiang Province,China [2]Department of Neurosurgery,The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Hangzhou 310005,Zhejiang Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2023年第7期1560-1568,共9页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Cerebral mucormycosis is an infectious disease of the brain caused by fungi of the order Mucorales.These infections are rarely encountered in clinical practice and are often misdiagnosed as cerebral infarction or brain abscess.Increased mortality due to cerebral mucormycosis is closely related to delayed diagnosis and treatment,both of which present unique challenges for clinicians.CASE SUMMARY Cerebral mucormycosis is generally secondary to sinus disease or other disseminated disease.However,in this retrospective study,we report and analyze a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis.CONCLUSION The constellation of symptoms including headaches,fever,hemiplegia,and changes in mental status taken together with clinical findings of cerebral infarction and brain abscess should raise the possibility of a brain fungal infection.Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of antifungal therapy along with surgery can improve patient survival.

关 键 词：Cerebral mucormycosis STROKE Brain abscess Diagnosis Treatment Case report 

分 类 号：R519[医药卫生—内科学]