Scedosporium apiospermum BRAIN ABSCESS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH VORICONAZOLE AND SURGERY

VANI MAJJI¹*, SAVITR SASTRI², TALLURI BHAVISHYA^3
1Lab Director & Consultant Microbiologist, KIMS Hospital Enterprises Pvt.Ltd., Kondapur, Hyderabad, 500084, Telangana, India
²Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, KIMS Hospital Enterprises Pvt.Ltd., Kondapur, Hyderabad, 500084, Telangana, India
³Consultant Radiologist, KIMS Hospital Enterprises Pvt.Ltd., Kondapur, Hyderabad, 500084, Telangana, India
* Corresponding Author : vani.m@kimshospitals.com

Received : 03-01-2024     Accepted : 27-02-2024     Published : 28-02-2024
Volume : 16     Issue : 1       Pages : 2032 - 2034
Int J Microbiol Res 16.1 (2024):2032-2034

Keywords : Scedosporium apiospermum, Brain Abscess, Voriconazole
Academic Editor : Dr. Devangee P. Shukla
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to KIMS Hospital Enterprises Pvt.Ltd., Kondapur, Hyderabad, 500084, Telangana, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus found in soil and stagnant water. It is an emerging pathogen and treatment-resistant opportunistic fungus. Here we describe a brain abscess caused by this emerging pathogen, which was successfully treated by surgery and voriconazole therapy

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