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Candida Albicans Ventriculitis Post Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery. Case Report and Literature Review

Bukhari EE, Ajlaan A, Bakheet MH, Albarag A, Alotibi EF, Alrabiaah AA and Alzamil AF

Central nervous system (CNS) infection with Candida in children is rare. In this report, we describe a Saudi child diagnosed with suprastellar astrocytoma brain tumor who experienced Candida albicans meningitis with ventriculitis post-trans-sphenoidal brain tumor resection. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous amphotericin B and fluconazole.