Steinberg G K, Britt R H, Enzmann D R, Finlay J L, Arvin A M
J Neurosurg. 1983 Apr;58(4):598-601. doi: 10.3171/jns.1983.58.4.0598.
The common soil fungus, Fusarium, is rarely pathogenic in man but occasionally causes serious disease, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. A case is reported of Fusarium brain abscess and meningitis occurring in a patient with chronic infectious mononucleosis syndrome and immunodeficiency. The patient died despite aspiration of the abscess and treatment with amphotericin B. This case demonstrates the importance of identifying the offending pathological organism through abscess aspiration in immunocompromised patients.
常见的土壤真菌镰刀菌很少对人类致病，但偶尔会引发严重疾病，尤其是在免疫功能低下的宿主中。本文报告了一例镰刀菌脑脓肿和脑膜炎病例，该病例发生在一名患有慢性传染性单核细胞增多症综合征和免疫缺陷的患者身上。尽管对脓肿进行了穿刺抽吸并使用两性霉素B进行治疗，患者仍不幸死亡。该病例表明，对于免疫功能低下的患者，通过脓肿穿刺抽吸来确定致病病原体非常重要。
