Primary mycotic abscess of the brain caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Case report.
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.
Santosh
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Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Khanna
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Shankar
S K
SK
Pal
L
L
Das
S
S
Chandramukhi
A
A
Kolluri
V R
VR
D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology*