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ReviewCureus2026

Central Nervous System Fungal Infections in Pakistan: A Narrative Review and Descriptive Synthesis.

Fiza Ismail, Farah Ismail, Joshua Jamil, Abdul Rehman, Maazan Mubasher, Syed Haider Hassan, Sameed Safdar, Muhammad Fawad Ul Hassan, Faiqa I Khan, Arham Amir Khawaja and 1 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Fiza IsmailMedicine, Continental Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Farah IsmailMedicine, Continental Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Joshua JamilMedicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Abdul RehmanClinical Research, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, PAK.
Maazan MubasherMedicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, PAK.
Syed Haider HassanMedicine, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, PAK.
Sameed SafdarMedicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Fawad Ul HassanNeurological Surgery, National Hospital and Medical Centre, Lahore, PAK.
Faiqa I KhanNeurological Surgery, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, PAK.
Arham Amir KhawajaGeneral Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Haseeb Mehmood QadriGeneral Surgery, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, PAK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality globally, especially in immunocompromised patients. This narrative review aimed to characterise the spectrum of CNS fungal infections in Pakistan. Overall, 14 studies with histologically confirmed diagnoses of CNS fungal infection were included, comprising data on 140 patients. The average age was 38.7 years with male predominance. The most common presenting symptom was headache in 58 (41.42%), followed by visual disturbance in 27 (19.28%) and limb weakness in 22 (15.71%). Among all patients, 31 (22.14%) had a history of diabetes mellitus.

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aspergillosisbrain diseasescentral nervous systemcerebral abscessfungalfungal infectionsmeningitis

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PMID42516481
PMCPMC13404505

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