[Spinal cord compression caused by Cladosporium trichoides. An anatomo-clinical case report].
The authors report a case concerning a 25-year-old man who presented a cervical cord compression. The pathologic examination of the mass disclosed a chronic granulomatous meningitis with dense fibrosis. Septate and pigmented hyphae of Cladosporium trichoides were present among the inflammatory infiltrate. A review of the literature concerning the involvement of the central nervous system by this agent is performed. This is the first case in which the disease started as a compressive cord syndrome.
Lopes
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MB
Division de Neuropathologie, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Sao Paulo, Brésil.
Barbosa
R F
RF
Vellasco
O
O
Rosemberg
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S
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002963:Cladosporium; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*
Compression médullaire due à Cladosporium trichoides. Observation anatomo-clinique.