Voriconazole brain tissue levels in rhinocerebral aspergillosis in a successfully treated young woman

Thomas Elter; Michal Sieniawski; Axel Gossmann; Claudia Wickenhauser; Ursula Schröder; Harald Seifert; Johannes Kuchta; Jürgen Burhenne; Klaus Dieter Riedel; Gerd Fätkenheuer; Oliver A. Cornely

doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.04.006

Voriconazole brain tissue levels in rhinocerebral aspergillosis in a successfully treated young woman

Thomas Elter, Michal Sieniawski^*, Axel Gossmann, Claudia Wickenhauser, Ursula Schröder, Harald Seifert, Johannes Kuchta, Jürgen Burhenne, Klaus Dieter Riedel, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Oliver A. Cornely

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Abstract

Invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system has a mortality rate exceeding 90%. We describe a 29-year-old woman with a medical history of chronic polyarthritis who developed a proven rhinocerebral Aspergillus fumigatus infection refractory to first-line treatment with liposomal amphotericin B. The patient responded successfully to salvage combination treatment with voriconazole and caspofungin. Furthermore, for the first time, voriconazole levels in an intracerebral abscess were measured in this patient undergoing voriconazole oral therapy.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume	28
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	262-265
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0924-8579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.04.006
Publication status	Published - 09.2006

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Elter, T., Sieniawski, M., Gossmann, A., Wickenhauser, C., Schröder, U., Seifert, H., Kuchta, J., Burhenne, J., Riedel, K. D., Fätkenheuer, G., & Cornely, O. A. (2006). Voriconazole brain tissue levels in rhinocerebral aspergillosis in a successfully treated young woman. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 28(3), 262-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.04.006

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