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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1984;13(3): 541-548. |
Intracerebral Fungal Abscess Due to Candida Albicans. |
Sung Moon Yoon, Young Woo Lee |
Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Intracerebral abscess secondary to Candida albicans is very rare but its incidence is increasing after the introduction of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Generally, in cerebral fungal abscess, multiple predisposing factors life diabetes mellitus were known. Before the introduction of broad-spectrum antibiotics, cryptococcosis was more prevalent than moniliasis. But after the introduction of broad-spectrum antibiotics, moniliasis was more prevalent than other fungal infections. A patient with multiple rain abscess due to Candida albicans is reported. This 17-year-old girl had diabetes mellitus for 1 year. This report presents a case of cerebral abscess of Candida albicans with its autopsy findings and the review of the literature. |
Key Words:
Cerebral fungal abscess; Candida albicans; Diabetes mellitus |
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