An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis. - Publikation

Publikation

An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 07.06.2021

Grüter Basil Erwin, Reuss Anna Maria, Rushing Elisabeth Jane, Pangalu Athina, Oertel Markus Florian

Zitation

Grüter B, Reuss A, Rushing E, Pangalu A, Oertel M. An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:537.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21

Veröffentlichungsdatum

07.06.2021

eISSN (Online)

1471-2334

Seiten

537

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system is a rare but increasingly prevalent disease. We present the unusual case of an immunosuppressed patient suffering from unexpected superinfected invasive aspergillosis with cerebral, pulmonal, and adrenal manifestations, mimicking a metastasized bronchial carcinoma. This report reveals the importance of including aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of a cerebral mass lesion in the light of unspecific clinical findings.