title: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by an Exophiala species.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman was found to have cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by an Exophiala species. The portal of entry of the fungus remained unknown. Despite surgery and antimycotic therapy the patient died from circulation failure. The fungus is compared to several related Exophiala species.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene and Mikrobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tintelnot
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Hoog
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Steudel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huebner
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Seeliger
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed