Aqueductal Stenosis Has a New Dimension-Aspergillosis: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

At discharge on the 7th postoperative day, 4 weeks and 12 weeks later (ie, first and second follow-up) the child was active, playful, and feeding normally. The first reported case of an aqueductal stenosis due to aspergillosis was in 2000 by van Landeghem FK et al. (Clin Neuropathol 19:26−29, 2000). To the best of our knowledge, this may only be the second reported case of hydrocephalus attributable to aqueductal stenosis caused by Aspergillosis. In conclusion, aspergillosis should not be ruled out as a differential diagnosis in aqueductal stenosis, even when the patient seems to be immunocompetent.