Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris spicifera: an informative case.
A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris spicifera involving the brain and sinuses is presented. The patient survived following surgery and ketoconazole therapy, which successfully treated both the sinus and the brain infections.
McGinnis
M R
MR
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555.
Campbell
G
G
Gourley
W K
WK
Lucia
H L
HL
D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D007654:Ketoconazole