• World Neurosurg · Feb 2017

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    The Affinity of Mucormycosis for the Basal Ganglia in Intravenous Drug Users: A case illustration and review of the literature.

    • Ali Hazama, Michael Galgano, Joseph Fullmer, Walter Hall, and Lawrence Chin.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA. Electronic address: hazamaa@upstate.edu.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb 1; 98: 872.e1-872.e3.

    AbstractCentral nervous system mucormycosis is an aggressive fungal infection often ending in fatality. The usual circumstance is an immunocompromised individual presenting with rapidly progressive rhinocerebral involvement. An extremely rare variant of central nervous system mucormycosis isolated to the basal ganglia in an immunocompetent intravenous drug user is detailed in this manuscript. The patient was aggressively treated with aspiration of the fungal abscess and long-term intravenous antifungal agents.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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