Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess: A report of two cases treated with voriconazole.

Abstract

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a number of dematiaceous fungi, characterised by the presence of melanised hyphae in the invaded tissue. Cladophialophora bantiana is the most common species affecting the humans, which has a predilection for causing the central nervous system infections resulting in high mortality. We hereby report a success story of two cases of brain abscess caused by C. bantiana who were treated with surgical source reduction and voriconazole therapy.

• Authors: Ram Gopalakrishnan, Nandini Sethuraman, R Madhumitha, Kalpesh Sukhwani, Nitin Bansal, Indira Poojary, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
• Journal: Indian journal of medical microbiology (Indian J Med Microbiol) 2017 Oct-Dec Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pg. 620-622 ISSN: 1998-3646 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 29405163 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Voriconazole

Topics

• Aged
• Antifungal Agents (administration & dosage)
• Ascomycota (isolation & purification)
• Brain Abscess (diagnosis, microbiology, therapy)
• Drainage
• Humans
• Male
• Mycoses (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Voriconazole (administration & dosage)