Survival of a neglected case of brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana

D Delfino; S De Hoog; L Polonelli; M Benecchi; F Fanti; S Galatioto; G Manti; V Cusumano

doi:10.1080/13693780600637690

Survival of a neglected case of brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana

Med Mycol. 2006 Nov;44(7):651-4. doi: 10.1080/13693780600637690.

Authors

D Delfino¹, S De Hoog, L Polonelli, M Benecchi, F Fanti, S Galatioto, G Manti, V Cusumano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology and Experimental Microbiology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. delfino@unime.it

PMID: 17071560
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600637690

Abstract

Cladophialophora bantiana is an uncommon fungus related to the black yeasts which causes, if untreated, mostly fatal cerebral infections in immunosuppressed and competent patients. We report a case of a patient who survived a recurrent cerebral abscess caused by C. bantiana despite delayed and apparently inappropriate therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Abscess / diagnosis
Brain Abscess / drug therapy
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / diagnosis
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / drug therapy
Cladosporium / classification
Cladosporium / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male

Substances

Antifungal Agents