title: Primary mycotic abscess of the brain caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Case report.
abstract: A case of cerebral abscess caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi is reported in a nonimmunocompromised 15-year-old boy. In the absence of a primary cutaneous lesion, this fungus was considered to be a primary neuropathogen. The fungus was cultured and characterized from the abscess material obtained at surgery. Prompt therapy using amphotericin B and 5-flucytosine helped in the successful recovery of this patient.
authors: Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Santosh
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Khanna
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Shankar
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Pal
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Das
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Chandramukhi
authors: V R
authors: VR
authors: Kolluri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology*