title: An unusual infection, an unusual outcome--Fonsecaea pedrosoi cerebral granuloma.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by pigmented fungi that are not normally pathogenic. Fonsecaea is a rare cause of cerebral infections, most of which are caused by F. monophora. Brain infections caused by F. pedrosoi are very rare, and there are only a few case reports describing this. Most infections take the form of abscesses (epidural or intracerebral). The authors report a rare case of a contained fungal granuloma caused by F. pedrosoi. The patient presented with epilepsy, which was treated as a case of extratemporal lesion-related epilepsy. The diagnosis was made after resection. The authors describe the clinical course of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Venkatesh S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Madhugiri
authors.forename: Indira Devi
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Bhagavatula
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: Nagarathna
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siddaiah
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome