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  • Aspergillus petrous apicitis associated with cerebral and peritubular abscesses in an immunocompetent man

  • Y M Bhatt, N Pahade, B Nair
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 127 / Issue 4 / April 2013
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    28 February 2013, pp. 404-407
    Print publication:
    April 2013
  • Background:

    Petrous apex aspergillosis is an uncommon and dangerous condition, with only four previously reported cases. As with other forms of petrous apicitis, the clinical symptoms are often non-specific and this contributes to diagnostic delay. This paper presents the first reported case of Aspergillus petrous apicitis associated with an intracranial or nasopharyngeal abscess.

    Case report:

    A 72-year-old man with chronic otorrhoea developed neuralgic headaches and progressive lower cranial nerve palsies despite antibiotic therapy. Imaging revealed petrous apicitis, a temporal lobe abscess and nasopharyngeal abscess. Analysis of biopsy tissue indicated invasive aspergillosis. The patient recovered on a protracted course of voriconazole in addition to medium-term antibiotic therapy.

    Conclusion:

    Invasive fungal disease should be considered early in the course of skull base osteomyelitis that is clinically unresponsive to empirical broad spectrum antibiotics. This paper highlights the role of tissue biopsy in diagnosis, and the efficacy of voriconazole therapy without the need for radical surgery.