Abstract
We present the first case of pediatric intracranial Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a 16-month-old female with neurofibromatosis type 1. We describe a successful treatment regimen including excisional biopsy combined with high-dose steroids and 16 weeks of triple antimicrobial therapy that resulted in clinical cure and an excellent neurologic outcome.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 223-224 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
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Keywords
- Brain/pathology
- Female
- Humans
- M. Abscessus
- Mycobacterium infections/microbiology/therapy
- Pediatric
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Infectious Diseases
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