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Radiology case of the month. Persistent headaches: Sinus mycetoma.

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Clinical presentation and CAT scan findings in mycetoma of the head.

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Nine cases comprising seven males and two females with mycetoma of the cranium were studied between January 1990 and June 1997. Streptomyces somaliensis was the most common causative organism. The source of the infection was thought to be known in only three cases. The common mode of presentation

[Diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of sphenoid mycetoma].

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OBJECTIVE To investigate the presenting symptoms and signs, endoscopic findings, imaging changes and the clinical outcomes of endoscopic surgery in 23 patients with sphenoid mycetoma. METHODS The clinical data and the follow-up results of endoscopic surgery in 23 patients with sphenoid mycetoma,

[Cranial and cervical vertebral mycetoma. Report of three cases].

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Mycetomas inflammatory-like tumors presenting as fistulas found in the skin and soft tissues. Inoculation, generally in tropical areas, occurs by skin injury. The foot is the main infection site. Other uncommon infection sites include the cranial and cervical areas which are rare. We present three

Isolated sphenoid fungal sinusitis and vision loss: the case for early intervention.

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OBJECTIVE We report two extremely rare cases of isolated sphenoid 'fungal ball' in conjunction with vision loss. METHODS Case reports and a literature review concerning diagnosis and management of isolated sphenoid fungal ball in conjunction with vision loss. RESULTS A mycetoma or fungal ball

Intracranial Fungal Granulomas: A Single Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 66 Patients and Review of the Literature.

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BACKGROUND Fungal granulomas of the central nervous system are rare and have a high rate of mortality and morbidity, irrespective of treatment. The authors report their experience of managing 66 patients during 15 years and discuss the clinical, radiological, surgical, and pathologic findings. This

An unusual case of a pituitary fossa aspergilloma in an immunocompetent patient mimicking infiltrative tumour.

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Sellar aspergillosis is a rare infection commonly mistaken for a pituitary tumour. We present a rare case of pituitary fossa Aspergillus fumigatus mycetoma in an immunocompetent 90-year-old female, who presented with headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging scans demonstrated an enhancing pituitary

Syndromes of invasive fungal sinusitis.

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Invasive fungal sinusitis should be suspected in immunocompromised or diabetic patients who present with acute sinusitis, inflammation of nasal septal mucosa, unexplained fever or cough, or the orbital apex syndrome. Histopathological studies are required to differentiate among these syndromes.

A case report of locally invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection in a patient on canakinumab.

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Canakinumab is a human monoclonal interleukin-1 antibody that has been studied in the Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study (CANTOS) trial and shown to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events, while increasing the incidence of neutropenia and risk of severe

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