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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Exophiala (Wangiella) dermatitidis is an emerging dematiaceous fungus associated with high mortality rates and is a rare cause of endocarditis. We describe the first case of E. dermatitidis endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve and aortic graft in an immune competent patient with no clear risk factors of hematological acquisition.
Jay S. Berger +4 more
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Correction: Imaging in a rare case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a renal transplant patient: a case report and the literature review [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear MedicinePushpak N. Patil +2 more
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Invasive Mold Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Scientifica, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Invasive mold infections represent an increasing source of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. Whereas there is a large literature regarding invasive molds infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplants, data in solid organ transplants are scarcer.
Yoann Crabol +2 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 We present a case of brain abscess in an immunocompetent child due to the dematiaceous fungus Microascus cinereus, an organism commonly found in soil and stored grains. The etiologic agent was demonstrated by direct microscopy and culture.
Shruti Malik +4 more
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Cladophialophora bantiana: a rare cause of fungal brain abscess. Clinical aspects and new therapeutic options [PDF]
, 2017 Black molds or dematiaceous fungi are rare etiologic agents of intracerebral abscesses and such infections carry a high mortality of up to 70% despite combined surgical and antifungal therapy.
Bijlenga, Philippe +3 more
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Cladophialophora bantiana Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 149-150, 2011., 2011 Cladophialophora bantiana is a dematiaceous mold with a predilection for causing central nervous system infection, particularly in normal hosts. A case involving a 79‐year‐old immunocompetent woman who presented with left‐sided weakness and a ring‐enhancing brain lesion is reported. She underwent surgical excision, which revealed a brain abscess due to
Sanjay G. Revankar
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2011 Summary: Rhinocladiella mackenziei (formerly Ramichloridium mackenziei), a causative agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis, is extremely rare and it is geographically limited to the Middle East. The organism has a predilection to cause brain infections and
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali Boukhamseen
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 297-305, 2008., 2008 Posaconazole is the newest antifungal agent to be approved for use in Canada. With excellent in vitro activity against a broad spectrum of yeasts and filamentous fungi, as well as having a well‐tolerated oral formulation, posaconazole offers many potential advantages.
Andrea V Page, W Conrad Liles
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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013 Phaeohyphomycosis is a collective term used for fungal infections caused by moulds and yeasts that have brown pigmented cell walls due to the presence of melanin. These are also known as dematiaceous fungi.
Ashish Chugh +3 more
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Hospital‐Acquired Phaeohyphomycosis Due to Exserohilum rostratum in a Child with Leukemia
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 200-202, 2007., 2007 The present study describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exserohilum rostratum in a child undergoing treatment for leukemia. The infection was possibly due to contaminated intravenous dressings and was successfully treated with surgical excision combined with liposomal amphotericin B. Consequently, new infection control policies have
Maude Saint-Jean +3 more
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