Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2008 Oct-Dec;26(4):392-5. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.43569.

Abstract

Cladophialophora bantiana, a dematiaceous fungus and a member of the family Phaeohyphomycetes, is primarily a neurotropic fungus causing central nervous system (CNS) infection. We report a case of a well preserved, young adult male presenting with a capsuloganglionic abscess caused by C. bantiana, a rare entity. Diagnosis was made based on the mycology and histopathology findings of the aspirate from the abscess through a burr hole. The patient responded clinically to amphotericin B.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ascomycota / classification
  • Ascomycota / growth & development
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Brain Diseases / microbiology*
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • Young Adult