Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor. (29th May 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor. (29th May 2017)
- Main Title:
- Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor
- Authors:
- Doberstein, Cody
Noor, Abass
Choi, David
Smith, Jacob
Groh, Darren
Mermel, Leonard
Doberstein, Curtis - Abstract:
- Abstract: There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are reviewed.
- Is Part Of:
- Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 4:Number 3(2017)
- Journal:
- Open forum infectious diseases
- Issue:
- Volume 4:Number 3(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 4, Issue 3 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0004-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2017-05-29
- Subjects:
- blastomyces -- cranial epidural abscess
Communicable diseases -- Periodicals
Medical microbiology -- Periodicals
Infection -- Periodicals
616.9 - Journal URLs:
- http://ofid.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/ofid/ofx112 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2328-8957
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