Abstract
Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a severe infection in the middle east, resulting in nearly 100% mortality despite the application of combined surgical and antifungal therapy and occurring occasionally in otherwise healthy patients. We report the first case of brain infection in a middle-aged male in India, where R. mackenziei is not endemic.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
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Ascomycota / classification
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Ascomycota / genetics
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Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / pathology
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Brain Abscess / microbiology*
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DNA, Fungal / chemistry
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
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Fatal Outcome
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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India
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Microscopy
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mycoses / diagnosis*
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Mycoses / microbiology
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Radiography
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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DNA, Fungal
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer