Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis.
The authors describe a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis with lethal outcome within five weeks from surgical resection. The lesion consisted of a multilocular abscess in the left parietal lobe. The histopathologic findings showed a granulomatous reaction surrounding the abscess cavities. The causative fungus was clearly visible because of its brown-pigmented, septate, branched hyphae and spherical thick-walled cells, sometimes inside the multinucleated giant cells. Although no cultures were obtained from the exsudate, the possible diagnosis of cerebral cladosporiosis is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000473:pathology*; D002963:Cladosporium; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology*; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000473:pathology*