TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructive hydrocephalus and intracerebral mass secondary to Epicoccum nigrum
AU - Charron, Taylor L.
AU - Gill, Michelle A.
AU - Filkins, Laura M.
AU - Rajaram, Veena
AU - Wysocki, Christian A.
AU - Whittemore, Brett A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Here we report a case of a 14-week-old girl with a history of intrauterine drug exposure and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest requiring prolonged resuscitation at birth presented with irritability and a bulging anterior fontanelle. After neurosurgical resection, pathologic examination showed fungal hyphae, and Epicoccum nigrum was detected by fungal PCR and sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a central nervous system infection due to Epicoccum nigrum.
AB - Here we report a case of a 14-week-old girl with a history of intrauterine drug exposure and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy secondary to cardiac arrest requiring prolonged resuscitation at birth presented with irritability and a bulging anterior fontanelle. After neurosurgical resection, pathologic examination showed fungal hyphae, and Epicoccum nigrum was detected by fungal PCR and sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a central nervous system infection due to Epicoccum nigrum.
KW - Epicoccum nigrum
KW - Fungal CNS infection
KW - Intracerebral fungal mass
KW - Obstructive hydrocephalus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122535424&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.01.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 35036296
AN - SCOPUS:85122535424
SN - 2211-7539
VL - 35
SP - 18
EP - 21
JO - Medical Mycology Case Reports
JF - Medical Mycology Case Reports
ER -