title: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis: A rare case from central India.
abstract: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare and frequently fatal disease, often caused by hematogenous spread of pathogens that are inoculated in the skin of the extremities following minor trauma, and its mortality rate is much high despite aggressive treatment. A rare case of 25-year-old immuno-competent man with cerebral abscess has been described. The etiological agent was microbiologically proved to be a dematiaceous fungi Cladophilaophora bantiana, which is primarily a neurotropic fungus causing deep-seated intra-cranial infections. Treatment was individualized by surgical intervention and appropriate anti-fungal therapy. Thus, it has been described as a successfully managed case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis known to be associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shirish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandedkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Trupti
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ganesh S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bhatambare
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakhi
keywords: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophilophora bantiana; dematiaceous fungi