Cryptic Cerebral Phycomycosis
Authors: MAURICE J. WHALEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Letters1 October 1979Cryptic Cerebral PhycomycosisMAURICE J. WHALEN, M.D., B. EUGENE BEYT JR., M.D.MAURICE J. WHALEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. EUGENE BEYT JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-4-655_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Cryptic cerebral phycomycosis is unusual (1, 2), and clinical presentation has been accompanied by localizing neurologic signs. We report the occurrence of cerebral phycomycosis in a patient with a clinical presentation compatible with meningitis.A 31-year-old woman with chronic active hepatitis of 16 years' duration was admitted to Barnes Hospital for evaluation of fever, headache, and nausea. Two months before admission she developed malaise, anorexia, and weight loss, which resolved on prednisone therapy (20 mg/d). Five days before admission she noted the onset of myalgias, headache with...References1. MEYERROSENARMSTRONG RPD. Phycomycosis complicating leukemia and lymphoma. Ann Intern Med. 1972;77:871-9. LinkGoogle Scholar2. STRAATSMAZIMMERMANGASS BLJ. Phycomycosis: a clinicopathologic study of fifty-one cases. Lab Invest. 1962;11:963-85. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. IGNELZIVANDERARK RG. Cerebral mucormycosis following open head trauma. J Neurosurg. 1975;42:593-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CHMELGRIECO HM. Cerebral mucormycosis and renal aspergillosis in heroin addicts without endocarditis. Am J Med Sci. 1973;266:225-31. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MIDDLETONJURGENSONUTZSHADOMYSHADOMY FPJSH. Brain abscess caused by Cladosporium trichoides. Arch Intern Med. 1976;136:444-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MAURICE J. WHALEN, M.D.; B. EUGENE BEYTJR., M.D.Affiliations: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 63110 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRhinocerebral mucormycosis with dissemination to pontine area in a diabetic patient: Treatment and managementDiagnosis and Treatment of Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis: Patient-Level Data Meta-Analysis and Mayo Clinic ExperienceUse of external ventriculostomy and intrathecal anti-fungal treatment in cerebral mucormycotic abscessSuccessful treatment of a giant isolated cerebral mucormycotic (zygomycotic) abscess using endoscopic debridement: case report and therapeutic considerationsIsolated cerebral mucormycosis: Report of a case and review of the literatureIsolated Cerebral Mucormycosis: Case Report and Therapeutic ConsiderationsIsolated Cerebral MucormycosisMultiple brain abscesses from isolated cerebral mucormycosis.Zygomycosis of the basal ganglia in intravenous drug usersTest and teach Number Sixty-One: Part 2Brain stem mucormycosis in a narcotic addict with eventual recovery 1 October 1979Volume 91, Issue 4Page: 655-655KeywordsChronic hepatitisFeversHeadachesHepatitis AMeningitisMyalgiaNauseaWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...