title: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum: a case report from India.
abstract: We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum (synanamorph Nattrassia mangiferae) in a young, apparently immunocompetent Indian male. Etiological diagnosis was made by recovery of the fungus in culture and histopathological examination. The infection proved fatal despite aggressive antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. ritamani@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Reeta Subramaniam
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: Yasha Thagadur
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chickabasaviah
authors.forename: Siddaiah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagarathna
authors.forename: Akepati
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandramuki
authors.forename: Mandya Rudramurthy
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shivprakash
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vijayan
authors.forename: Devarahalli Krishnamurthy
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Prashantha
authors.forename: Pillai Shibu
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovoor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S