Riefler J, Batbouta J, Uphoff D F
Primary Care Physicians, P.C.-Leicester, MA.
Mil Med. 1991 Sep;156(9):497-9.
The case of a 34-year-old intravenous drug abuser who survived brain abscess due to Rhizopus arrhizus is presented. The diagnosis was made by brain biopsy. Fungal brain abscess is a rare complication of IV drug abuse. Phycomycetes cause venous thrombosis and infarction of brain tissue. Medical versus surgical options are discussed.
本文介绍了一名34岁静脉注射吸毒者因米根霉感染导致脑脓肿却存活下来的病例。诊断通过脑活检确定。真菌性脑脓肿是静脉注射吸毒的一种罕见并发症。藻菌纲真菌会导致静脉血栓形成和脑组织梗死。文中讨论了药物治疗与手术治疗的选择。