Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2016 Fungal infections are infrequent causes of brain abscesses. Fonsecaea monophora is a dematiaceous fungus that appears to be neurotropic. We report a case of Fonsecaea monophora infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and review ...
Prabhava Bagla +2 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis with onychomycosis: Case report and review of literature
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2019 The term phaeohyphomycosis (PHM) means dark-pigmented fungal hyphae. Cerebral PHM (CPHM) with onychomycosis is extremely rare; very few have been reported so far. The authors report a case of CPHM with onychomycosis in a 37-year-old male from a rural background in Haryana, India, with involvement of the left frontal lobe.
Goel, Ravishankar S. +3 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 +18 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Rhinocladiella mackenziei in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2020 Background and Purpose: Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a neurotropic fungus, which can cause devastating intracerebral infections with up to 100% fatality rate. It is difficult to isolate this fungus in laboratory as it grows slowly and requires diagnostic
Muhammad Zain Mushtaq +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 ReportsCerebral 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 +3 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Exophiala dermatitidis
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2014 Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare and frequently fatal disease. We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala dermatitidis in a young immuno competent male presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Jaipur.
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Rhinocladiella mackenziei cerebral phaeohyphomycosis with a definitive outcome [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2023 A right-handed man in his early 60s with hypertension controlled by a single prescription medication presented with left-sided heaviness and intermittent right occipital headache. Initial diagnostic workup was unremarkable. CT revealed an enhancing lesion located in the right parietal lobe, with mild mass effect on the right occipital horn, indicative ...
Moneera Aldraihem +4 more
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Feohifomicose cerebral ("cromoblastomicose") por Fonsecaea pedrosoi: primeiro caso demonstrado por cultura do fungo no Brasil [PDF]
, 2003 Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis ("chromoblastomycosis") is a rare intracranial lesion. We report the first human culture-proven case of brain abscesses due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi in Brazil.
Adami, Ana Maria +5 more
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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused byFonsecaea monophora [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2005 We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a 53-year-old immunocompetent diabetic male, caused by Fonsecaea monophora. Computerized tomography of the brain revealed an abscess, which yielded F. monophora in pure culture. The patient's condition deteriorated on treatment with voriconazole and 5-fluorocytosine, and improved subsequently with high ...
Surash, S. +5 more
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Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023 Phaeohyphomycosis is a term used for a rare opportunistic infection caused by a group of dematiaceous fungi which contains melanin in their cell walls.
Rashmi Joshi +3 more
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