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Blastomyces dermatitidis occurring as an isolated cerebellar mass

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Although abundant in nature, fungi are infrequently pathogenic in humans. CNS fungal infections in non-immunocompromised individuals are uncommon. We discuss here the case of an otherwise healthy black woman with an isolated mass of the cerebellopontine angle identified as Blastomyces dermatitidis, successfully treated with surgical resection of the mass and intravenous amphotericin B therapy.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA, , , , , , US

    Esther L. Wylen

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, LSU Medical Center, PO Box 33932, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport LA 71130-3932, USA (e-mail: ananda@lsumc.edu, Tel.: +1-318-675-6137, Fax: +1-318-675-4615), , , , , , US

    A. Nanda

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Received: 19 August 1998 / Accepted: 15 December 1998

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Wylen, E., Nanda, A. Blastomyces dermatitidis occurring as an isolated cerebellar mass. Neurosurg Rev 22, 152–154 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101430050053

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