title: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Rhinocladiella mackenziei in a woman native to Afghanistan.
abstract: Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a recognized cause of endemic cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in the Middle East area. Surgical resection of the abscesses and posaconazole treatment have improved the ominous prognosis of this disease. We describe the case of a native Afghan woman living in France who presented with brain abscesses due to R. mackenziei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery C, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, University of Lyon, Lyon-Montchat, France.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cristini
authors.forename: Dea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia-Hermoso
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celard
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Albrand
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lortholary
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA