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Pseudallescheria boydii Infection of the Central Nervous System

Archives of Neurology, 1990
Pseudallescheria boydii is a rare cause of central nervous system infection characteristically presenting as a neutrophilic meningitis or multiple brain abscesses. Factors predisposing to central nervous system infection with this fungus include immunosuppression and near drowning.
P, Kershaw, R, Freeman, D, Templeton, P C, DeGirolami, U, DeGirolami, D, Tarsy, S, Hoffmann, G, Eliopoulos, A W, Karchmer   +8 more
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Arthritis without grains caused by Pseudallescheria boydii

Mycoses, 1995
Summary. Severe infection of the knee joint by Pseudallescheria boydii in a 23–year‐old female resulted in complete destruction of the cartilaginous surface. The possibility of entry of the fungus through mild abrasions of unperforated skin is discussed. The clinical appearance is compared with that of Scedosporium prolificans. Antimy‐cotic miconazole‐
Gabriele Ginter, G. S. de Hoog, Andrea Pschaid, M. Fellinger, A. Bogiatzis, C. Berghold, E.‐M. Reich, F. C. Odds   +7 more
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Post-craniotomy wound infection caused by Pseudallescheria boydii

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1986
✓ The authors describe the first reported case of post-craniotomy wound infection due to Pseudallescheria boydii. The patient was a 24-year-old man who sustained a direct blunt injury to the calvaria, resulting in a large subdural hematoma that was surgically evacuated. Subsequently, the surgical wound became infected with a fungus, P.
H S, Lazarus, J P, Myers, R J, Brocker
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Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii.

Chang Gung medical journal, 2004
We present a 43-year-old immunocompetent man who developed meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii. The patient had no history of near drowning, trauma, steroid administration, operations or any other underlying systemic disease. He presented with intermittent fever associated with headache, bilateral eye pain, and vomiting.
Teng-Yeow, Tan, Chia-Wei, Liou, Ling-Chang, Kung   +2 more
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Maxillary Sinusitis From Pseudallescheria boydii: Efficacy of Surgical Therapy

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1983
Pseudallescheria boydii is a ubiquitous mold of soil and is a frequent cause of mycetoma in the United States. Involvement of the sinuses is extremely rare. The necessity of medical and/or surgical management is largely unknown but appears to be dependent on variables of host defense mechanisms, as the fungus is relatively avirulent.
R E, Winn, P D, Ramsey, J C, McDonald, K J, Dunlop   +3 more
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Pseudallescheria boydii Infection After Bone Marrow Transplantation

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1983
Excerpt Pseudallescheria boydii(Petriellidium boydii) is occasionally reported as a cause of systemic fungal infections in the immunosuppressed patient.
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Pseudallescheria boydii in an Immunocompromised Host

Archives of Dermatology, 1996
REPORT OF A CASE A 63-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia was admitted for induction chemotherapy with cytosine arabinoside and daunorubicin. Therapy with ciprofloxacin, acyclovir, and amphotericin B was prophylactically initiated when chemotherapy was begun. The patient complained of mild tenderness at the base of the right great toe.
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Pseudallescheria boydii and brain abscesses

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1990
Hachimi Idrissi, Said, WILLEMSEN, M, Desprechins, B, NAESSENS, A, Goossens, A, DEMEIRLEIR, L, Ramet, J   +6 more
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Pseudallescheria boydii brain abscess

The American Journal of Medicine, 1988
Ramon E. Pérez, Mary Smith, Jaklyn McClendon, Jhinho Kim, Nancy Eugenio   +4 more
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MICONAZOLE THERAPY IN PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII INFECTION

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 1985
P J, Collignon, C, Macleod, D R, Packham
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