Intractable meningitis and intracranial abscess following sinusitis due to Candida species

M Kaji; H Shoji; K Oizumi

doi:10.2739/kurumemedj.45.279

Intractable meningitis and intracranial abscess following sinusitis due to Candida species

Kurume Med J. 1998;45(3):279-81. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.45.279.

Authors

M Kaji¹, H Shoji, K Oizumi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Kurume University Medical Center, Japan.

PMID: 9787599
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.45.279

Abstract

We report intractable meningitis and intracranial abscess in a diabetic patient, arising from sphenoid sinusitis and osteomyelitis caused by Candida species. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) revealed the sinusitis and osteomyelitis with direct invasion of the sellar region and clivus, subsequently intracranial abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Abscess / etiology*
Candidiasis / complications*
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Fungal / etiology*
Middle Aged
Sinusitis / complications*