Cerebral Epidural Abscess Secondary to Blastomyces Masquerading as an Epidermoid Tumor

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 May 29;4(3):ofx112. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx112. eCollection 2017 Summer.

Abstract

There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are reviewed.

Keywords: blastomyces; cranial epidural abscess..