Candida
infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is relatively unusual in
children. It is commonly reported among premature neonates and
immunocompromised or post-surgical patients. Patients undergone neurosurgical
procedure are at particular risk as the use of CSF shunt devices is a common
practice in neurosurgery and infection of the shunt is the most frequently
reported complication. Herein, we report an unusual presentation of Candida
albicans meningitis and ventriculitis in a young child who underwent
transsphenoidal surgery.
Case
report:
A
four and half-year-old female child was admitted to the pediatric ward of our
hospital with fever and excessive sleep since one week. Two weeks before
admission she underwent trans-sphenoidal removal of suprasellar pilocytic
astrocytoma complicated by ventricular dilatation. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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