TY - JOUR
T1 - Subcortical Intracerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Mucormycosis in a Patient with a History of Bone-marrow Transplantation
AU - Takahashi, Satoshi
AU - Horiguchi, Takashi
AU - Mikami, Shuji
AU - Kitamura, Youhei
AU - Kawase, Takeshi
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - We report on a rare case of a patient with rhinocerebral mucormycosis that presented as intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). A 54-year-old man who was immunosuppressed had ophthalmoplegia. Four days later, ICH developed in his left frontal lobe. The ICH was surgically removed totally. Pathology specimen surgically obtained from brain surface adjacent to hematoma cavity showed blood vessels filled with Mucor mycelium. Combined with surgical findings, venous occlusion by Mucor mycelium might be the cause of ICH in the patient.
AB - We report on a rare case of a patient with rhinocerebral mucormycosis that presented as intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). A 54-year-old man who was immunosuppressed had ophthalmoplegia. Four days later, ICH developed in his left frontal lobe. The ICH was surgically removed totally. Pathology specimen surgically obtained from brain surface adjacent to hematoma cavity showed blood vessels filled with Mucor mycelium. Combined with surgical findings, venous occlusion by Mucor mycelium might be the cause of ICH in the patient.
KW - Subcortical intracerebral hemorrhage
KW - bone-marrow transplantation
KW - mucormycosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.12.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.12.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 19717028
AN - SCOPUS:69149087875
SN - 1052-3057
VL - 18
SP - 405
EP - 406
JO - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
JF - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
IS - 5
ER -