title: Survival of a neglected case of brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Experimental Microbiology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. delfino@unime.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delfino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Hoog
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Polonelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benecchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galatioto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cusumano
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents