Case Report
DOI : https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2007.42.5.400

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. 2007; 42(5): 400-402.

doi: https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2007.42.5.400

Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis.

Seong Rok Han, Chan Young Choi, Mee Joo, and Choong Jin Whang

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea. hsrkmj@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang, Korea.

Isolated cerebral mucoromycosis, without rhino-orbital focus, is an extremely rare but life-threatening infection of central nervous system that most commonly found in intravenous drug abuser. We present a case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis diagnosed by open biopsy and treated with amphotericin B. The patient has returned to independent living.

Keywords : Isolated;Cerebral Mucormycosis;Amphotericin B