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Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System in Children.

2017

Although uncommon in children, fungal infections of the central nervous system can be devastating and difficult to treat. A better understanding of basic mycologic, immunologic, and pharmacologic processes has led to important advances in the diagnosis and management of these diseases, but their mortality rates remain unacceptably high. In this focused review, we examine the epidemiology and clinical features of the most common fungal pathogens of the central nervous system in children and explore recent advances in diagnosis and antifungal therapy.

0301 basic medicineCentral Nervous Systemmedicine.medical_specialtyAntifungal Agents030106 microbiologyCentral nervous systemAspergillosisHistoplasmosisBlastomycosis03 medical and health sciencesCentral Nervous System Fungal InfectionsEpidemiologymedicineAspergillosisHumansMucormycosisIntensive care medicineChildHistoplasmosisCoccidioidomycosisbusiness.industryMortality rateMucormycosisCandidiasisFungiGeneral MedicineCryptococcosismedicine.diseaseInfectious Diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structurePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthCryptococcosisbusinessBlastomycosisJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
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Leprosy-like cutaneous presentation of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in an African HIV+ patient

2012

Histoplasma capsulatum is an opportunistic dimorphic fungus responsible for most often self-limiting or flu-like infections but potentially lethal in immunocompromised hosts. Histoplasmosis is rare in Europe. We reported a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an African HIV patient with a leprosy-like primary cutaneous presentation and involvement of lungs, brain, limphnodes and eye. The therapy with liposomial B amphotericin and itraconazole led to a prompt resolution of the symptoms.

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