ArticleAutopsy & case reports2021
Isolated cerebral mucormycosis masquerading as a tumor in an immunocompetent patient.
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- Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis with skull base involvement mimicking an intracranial tumor in an immunocompetent patient.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Immunocompetent isolated cerebral mucormycosis presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2024Article
- Isolated cerebral mucormycosis that looks like stroke and brain abscess: A case report and review of the literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Mucormycosis and COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis: Insights of a Deadly but Neglected Mycosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- COVID-19 Associated Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis Complicated by Gangrenous and Bone Necrosis-A Case Report from Honduras.Vaccines · 2021Article
- To determine the role of transcutaneous retrobulbar amphotericin B in COVID-19-related rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis.Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal disease that commonly presents as cutaneous or rhinocerebral infections associated with immunocompromised states. It may exceptionally present as isolated involvement of the brain with a varied clinical presentation, which may be difficult to diagnose early, leading to increased mortality. Herein, we report the case of a 42-year-old immunocompetent female with left-sided limb weakness and a history of recurrent vomiting and headache for the last two years. Clinically, glioma was suspected, but histopathological examination revealed a few broad aseptate fungal hyphae. As no other organ was involved, the diagnosis of isolated cerebral mucormycosis was rendered. Reporting this case, we show an unusual presentation of a central nervous system mucormycosis masquerading a tumor in an immunocompetent patient. The case also highlights the importance of a careful histopathological examination to avoid missing the presence of occasional fungal hyphae. Ideally, recognition of fungal hyphae in the brain, during intraoperative consultation, can prompt brain tissue culture for definitive diagnosis and early empirical antifungal therapy, which may prove life-saving.
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