Concomitant cerebral aspergillosis and mucormycosis in an immunocompetent woman treated with corticosteroids.

Concomitant cerebral aspergillosis and mucormycosis in an immunocompetent woman treated with corticosteroids.

J Neurovirol. 2019 Nov 11;:

Authors: Mantero V, Basilico P, Pozzetti U, Tonolo S, Rossi G, Spena G, Rigamonti A, Salmaggi A

Abstract
We present the case of an immunocompetent 55-year-old woman, treated with corticosteroids, developing a cerebral fungal infection with autoptic ascertainment of aspergillosis and mucormycosis. This is the first report of cerebral co-infection by mucorales and aspergillus in an immunocompetent host. A possible explanation is that corticosteroids, even if taken for a short time, led to a transient lowering of immune function and contributed to negative outcome.

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