title: Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case series.
abstract: Six cases of Rhinocladiella mackenziei cerebral phaeohyphomycosis are being reported for the first time in Pakistan. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing (isolates and fixed tissue). Diabetes, head trauma, immunosuppressive treatment, and postpartum state were present in 4 cases. Two survivals and 3 fatalities occurred, with 1 patient lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology/Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan. kausar.jabeen@aku.edu
authors.forename: Kauser
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jabeen
authors.forename: Joveria
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farooqi
authors.forename: Afia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: Syed Faisal
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Farheen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Noureen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Abrar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barakzai
authors.forename: Arsalan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Erum
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Rumina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal