Abstract
A previously healthy 4-year-old boy suffered a penetrating injury to his left orbit and left frontal lobe, which resulted in an infection by Petriellidium boydii. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous miconazole and multiple debridements.
MeSH terms
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Ascomycota / isolation & purification
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Brain Abscess / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Abscess / drug therapy*
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Brain Abscess / etiology
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Child, Preschool
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Frontal Lobe / injuries
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Humans
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Injections, Intravenous
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Male
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Miconazole / administration & dosage*
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Mycoses / diagnostic imaging
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Mycoses / drug therapy*
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Orbit / injuries
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Orbital Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Orbital Diseases / drug therapy*
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Orbital Diseases / etiology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed