Central Nervous System Blastomycosis in Children: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Jul;36(7):679-684. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001523.

Abstract

We present a 7-year-old boy with chronic meningitis caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. A review of the literature revealed 32 cases of central nervous system blastomycosis in children between 1983 and 2016, of which 18 represented parenchymal disease of the brain or spinal cord. Blastomycosis affecting the central nervous system is rare but should be considered in children with chronic meningitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blastomyces
  • Blastomycosis*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Fungal*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents