Survival of a neglected case of brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana.
Cladophialophora bantiana is an uncommon fungus related to the black yeasts which causes, if untreated, mostly fatal cerebral infections in immunosuppressed and competent patients. We report a case of a patient who survived a recurrent cerebral abscess caused by C. bantiana despite delayed and apparently inappropriate therapy.
Delfino
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Department of Pathology and Experimental Microbiology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. delfino@unime.it
De Hoog
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Polonelli
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L
Benecchi
M
M
Fanti
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F
Galatioto
S
S
Manti
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G
Cusumano
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V
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents