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ArticleRevista de neurologia2026

Two Cases of Isolated Intracranial Aspergilloma Mimicking Convexity and Skull Base Meningioma: Diagnostic and Radiological Dilemmas.

Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Shayan Shah, Syed Jawad Ahmad, Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Muhammad Affan Khan, Kaviya Selvapandian, Bipin Chaurasia

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Muhammad Nawaz KhanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, 25000 Peshawar, Pakistan.
Muhammad JunaidDepartment of Neurosurgery, Combined Military Hospital, 46000 Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Syed Shayan ShahDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, 25000 Peshawar, Pakistan.
Syed Jawad AhmadDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, 25000 Peshawar, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohaib KhanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, 25000 Peshawar, Pakistan.
Muhammad Affan KhanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Foundation University Medical College, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan.
Kaviya SelvapandianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, B152WB Birmingham, UK.
Bipin ChaurasiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medical Sciences, 44300 Bharatpur, Nepal.

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Abstract

backgroundIntracranial aspergilloma is a rare fungal infection of the central nervous system, predominantly affecting immunocompromised individuals. However, cases in immunocompetent hosts are increasingly reported, often mimicking meningiomas due to similar radiological features, leading to diagnostic delays and poor outcomes. CASE PRESENTATION: We present two cases of isolated intracranial aspergilloma in immunocompetent patients. The first case involved a 55-year-old female with a right parietal scalp swelling mimicking a convexity meningioma, confirmed as aspergilloma on histopathology following surgical excision. The second case was a 63-year-old male with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and a right planum sphenoidale lesion mimicking skull base meningioma, also diagnosed postoperatively as invasive aspergillosis. Both patients underwent surgical resection and voriconazole therapy, with favorable short-term outcomes. These cases highlight the diagnostic challenges posed by overlapping imaging characteristics of aspergilloma and meningioma.

conclusionsA high index of suspicion, even in immunocompetent patients, is essential for timely histopathological confirmation and antifungal treatment to mitigate morbidity and mortality. Adding aspergilloma to the differential diagnosis of meningioma-like lesions on radiology may improve outcomes.

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AspergillosisMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaNeuroaspergillosisSkull Base NeoplasmsAntifungal AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedAntifungal Agentsantifungal agentsaspergillosiscentral nervous system infectionsdiagnosisdifferentialimmunocompetencemeningioma

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