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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(02): 142-144
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.154982
CASE REPORT

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis: A rare case from central India

Authors

  • Shirish Nandedkar

    Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

  • Trupti Bajpai

    1   Department of Microbiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

  • Ganesh Bhatambare

    1   Department of Microbiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

  • Pramod Sakhi

    2   Department of Radiology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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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.

Key-words:

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis - Cladophilophora bantiana - dematiaceous fungi


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Article published online:
22 September 2022

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