A rare case of diffuse intracranial aspergillosis masquerading as skull base meningioma in an immunocompetent patient.

A rare case of diffuse intracranial aspergillosis masquerading as skull base meningioma in an immunocompetent patient. Clin Neuropathol. 2018 Sep 20;: Authors: Pant I, Chaturvedi S, Singh AK, Singh G, Tiwari S Abstract Intracranial aspergillosis is rare in immunocompetent patients. Its presentation is subtle, often without any diagnostic characteristics, and is frequently mistaken for tuberculous meningitis, pyogenic abscess, or a space-occupying lesion. The authors report a case of diffuse intracranial aspergillosis, in an immunocompetent 34-year-old male, that mimicked a meningioma on preoperative imaging. The origin, clinical course, radiological features, histopathological findings, and surgical treatment are discussed based on review of literature. . PMID: 30232959 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Neuropathology - September 20, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Pant I, Chaturvedi S, Singh AK, Singh G, Tiwari S Tags: Clin Neuropathol Source Type: research