Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess and concurrent pulmonary cryptococcus neoformans infection in a patient twenty years after renal transplantation [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 Recipients of solid organ transplants are at risk for a variety of infections due to their immunocompromised status. The types of infections are often correlated to the timing from their transplant. After about six to twelve months, transplant recipients
Daniel Tsang +5 more
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Case report: Disseminated Cladophialophora bantiana phaeohyphomycosis in a dog with hepatic dysfunction, and concurrent ehrlichiosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceA 1-year-old mixed breed dog initially presented with marked ascites due to a low-protein transudate resulting from portal hypertension. Laboratory evaluation revealed non-regenerative anemia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, evidence of hepatic ...
Flavio H. Alonso +12 more
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Cladophialophora bantiana and Nocardia farcinica infection simultaneously occurring in a kidney transplant recipient: Case report and literature review [PDF]
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2021 Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring devastating infections with unusual pathogens. Nocardia are aerobic actinomycetes that affect the lungs, brain, skin and soft tissue.
Pedro Cortés +4 more
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A Rare Case of Cladophialophora bantiana Intracranial Infection: Highlighting the Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis [PDF]
Case Reports in TransplantationCladophialophora bantiana is a dematiaceous fungi and the most common cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. Here, we report a rare case of cerebral ventriculitis with development of a cerebral abscess due to C.
Melissa Whitman, Nicole Vissichelli
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Cerebral and pulmonary phaeohyphomycosis due Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompromised patient [PDF]
IDCases, 2021 We report a case of disseminated Cladophialophora bantiana phaeohyphomycosis with cerebral and pulmonary disease in a 69-year-old renal transplant recipient. The patient presented with confusion, low-grade fever and progressed quickly to a comatose state.
Claudia Hernandez, Folake Lawal
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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.
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Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries [PDF]
IDCases, 2023 Cladophialophora and other dematiaceous or pigmented fungi are inhabitants of soil and decaying vegetation in tropical and sub-tropical environments. It usually causes subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis post-inoculation by thorns or vegetable matter prick ...
Dipankar Pal +3 more
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Cladophialophora bantiana Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis Complicated by Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A Tale of Two Infections [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Cladophialophora bantiana, a melanized neurotropic fungus, is the most commonly reported agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. We present a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to C. bantiana with a concomitant Nocardia infection in the lung.
Muhammad Farhan Khaliq +2 more
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A rare case of fatal cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent individual in India [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2020 Background and Purpose: Herein, we describe a rare case of fatal cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent individual without any underlying risk factors.
Ranjana Rohilla +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 +7 more
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