title: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris spicifera after heart transplantation.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis is an increasingly recognized cause of brain abscess in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a 55-year-old male heart transplant recipient caused by Bipolaris spicifera. We review the literature regarding the pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of infections with dematiaceous fungi.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosow
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deuel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lechpammer
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zamani
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Milner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Folkerth
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Marty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesari
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D060425:Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole