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A rare case of cladophialophora isolated in a renal transplant patient after rejection therapy
Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2023 Cladophialophora bantiana is the most common cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. A case of live-related renal allograft recipient complained of high-grade continuous fever on the 5th postoperative day (POD).
Mehvish Khan +3 more
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Xylohypha bantiana Multiple Brain Abscesses in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003 Xylohypha bantiana is a rare cause of cerebral fungal infection (phaeohyphomycosis). We report on a 72-year-old man who, while taking several immunosuppressive medications for systemic lupus erythematosus, presented with multiple bilateral cerebral ...
Khalid F AlHabib, Elizabeth A Bryce
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Catastrophic Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Rare Black Fungi
Case Reports in Cardiology, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 Fungal infection of prosthetic heart valves is rare and can lead to severe complications including death. Dematiaceous mold, also known as “black fungi,” are an extremely rare cause of endocarditis that usually affect immunocompromised hosts. The infection is usually chronic and can lead to heart failure and embolic complications.
Khurram Butt +6 more
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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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Prolonged survival after disseminated Rhinocladiella infection treated with surgical excision and posaconazole [PDF]
, 2020 Cerebral abscess due to pigmented molds is a rare but usually fatal infection occasionally seen in transplant recipients. A 67‐year‐old man of Iraqi origin underwent a deceased donation renal transplant for renal failure and 2 months later was diagnosed ...
Barton, R +6 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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Intracranial Aspergillus Granuloma [PDF]
, 2011 Intracranial fungal granulomas are rare and of the histologically verified granulomas, Aspergillus spp. is the commonest causative fungal pathogen. Most of the reported large series of aspergillus granulomas are from countries with temperate climate like
Murthy, J. M. K., Sundaram, C.
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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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