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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in liver transplant recipient: A case report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a fungal brain infection with a high fatality rate. It is caused by dematiaceous fungi and is increasingly recognized as a cause of serious illness in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.
Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Asif Baig, Abdul Wahab Dogar, Shams Uddin, Chaudhary Abdul Fatir, Ali Asad, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Ka Yiu Lee, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed, Zohaib Yousaf   +9 more
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Fonsecaea associated cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a post-COVID-19 patient: A first case report [PDF]

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2022
Phaeohyphomycosis, previously known as chromoblastomycosis, is a chronic mycosis, usually affecting the skin. It is caused by dematiaceous fungi, which are a group of fungi that produce melanin in their cell walls.
Simin Laiq, Mubarak Al Yaqoobi, Maimuna Al Saadi, Semee Rizvi, Zahra Al Hajri, Saleh Al Azri, Khalsa Al Ramadhani, Qasim Al Hinai   +7 more
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Gram stain to the rescue: a case report of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent 24-year-old [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Fungal brain abscesses in immunocompetent patients are exceedingly rare. Cladophialophora bantiana is the most common cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis, a dematiaceous mold.
Perceus Mody, Paul Wada, Karen C. Bloch, Michail S. Lionakis, Katie D. White, Alexander S. Maris, Tonya Snyder, Jennifer Steinhauer, Romney Humphries   +8 more
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Invasive cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a Chinese boy with CARD9 deficiency and showing unique radiological features, managed with surgical excision and antifungal treatment [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
We report this rare case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a previously healthy Chinese boy, who was found to have caspase recruitment domain family member 9 (CARD9) deficiency.
Sophie H.Y. Lai, Jaime S. Rosa Duque, Brian Hon-Yin Chung, Tom Wai-Hin Chung, Daniel Leung, Ronnie Siu-Lun Ho, Raymand Lee, Rosana W.S. Poon, Gilbert T. Chua, Kai-Ning Cheong, Martin Man Chun Chui, Mianne Lee, Sidney Tam, Andrew Ho Cheuk Him, King-Fai Cheng, Wilson Wai-Shing Ho, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Pamela Lee, Yu-Lung Lau   +18 more
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In vitro evaluation of antifungal combinations against neurotropic dematiaceous fungi associated with primary cerebral phaeohyphomycosis [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Primary cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a life-threatening disease caused by neurotropic dematiaceous fungi. At present, there are no consensus guidelines regarding optimal antifungal therapy in such cases.
Arghadip Samaddar, Jenevi Margaret Mendonsa, Sukanya Sudhaharan, Nagarathna S, Anupma Jyoti Kindo, Anjali Shetty, Umabala Pamidimukkala   +6 more
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A rare case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Fonsecaea species in a renal transplant patient [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis (CP) is a serious form of phaeohyphomycosis. We report a case of CP caused by Fonsecaea species in a 66-year-old immunocompromised renal transplant recipient female.
Hammad Ul Haq Qureshi, Muhammad Absar, Wafa Nasser, Mohamed Tahar Yacoubi   +3 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis at a tertiary healthcare center in Saudi Arabia. [PDF]

Neurosciences (Riyadh), 2023
To report cases of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Phaeohyphomycetes are a widely distributed group of fungi whose cell walls contain 1,8 dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin. Cerebral infections caused by these fungi are uncommon and primarily associated with neurotrophic phaeohyphomycetes.In January of 2020 we ...
Alabdely MH, Alolayan AS, Almaghrabi RS, Al-Abdely HM.   +3 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent individual: A case report and brief review of literature [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2020
Background and Purpose: Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are life-threatening conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed with bacterial and viral CNS infections.
Prachala Rathod, Bibhabati Mishra, Archana Thakur, Poonam Loomba, Abha Sharma, Ashish Bajaj, Madhusmita Das, Ashna Bhasin   +7 more
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A black mould death: A case of fatal cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
Cladophialophora bantiana is a neurotropic mould and primary cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycoses, which presents with brain abscesses in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.
Sarah Howlett, Tadhg Sullivan, Alireza Abdolrasouli, Andrew M. Borman, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Paul Lewis, Aravindhan Baheerathan, Frances Davies, Frances Sanderson, Nicholas Davies, Victoria Singh-Curry   +10 more
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Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana – A Case Report and Review of Literature from India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare disease caused by dematiaceous fungi. It has poor prognosis irrespective of the immune status of the patient. Cladophialophora bantiana is the most commonly isolated species.
Pooja Suri, Deepinder Kaur Chhina, Vandana Kaushal, Rakesh Kumar Kaushal, Jasdeep Singh   +4 more
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