Candida meningitis in three patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery from a single-institution case series - PubMed
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- #Transsphenoidal surgery
- #Candida meningitis
- #Neurosurgical complications
- Candida meningitis is a rare but potentially deadly complication in neurosurgical patients.
- Three cases of Candida meningitis were identified in patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery at Karolinska University Hospital.
- All three patients had postoperative CSF rhinorrhea and underwent endonasal endoscopic CSF leak repair surgery.
- Patients were treated with Amphotericin B and Fluconazole successfully.
- Risk factors include large central tumors, postoperative CSF leakage, and prolonged cortisone use.
- Candida meningitis can occur even in previously healthy individuals, not just immunocompromised patients.