Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion
Fungal infections are infrequent causes of brain abscesses. Fonsecaea monophora is a dematiaceous fungus that appears to be neurotropic. We report a case of Fonsecaea monophora infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and review previous reports of brain abscesses by this orga...
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| author | Prabhava Bagla Michael Loeffelholz Lucas S. Blanton |
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| description | Fungal infections are infrequent causes of brain abscesses. Fonsecaea monophora is a dematiaceous fungus that appears to be neurotropic. We report a case of Fonsecaea monophora infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and review previous reports of brain abscesses by this organism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-222d4053ebfa472588ff04dc34f2fe8a2022-12-22T00:41:25ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392016-06-0112C4710.1016/j.mmcr.2016.06.002Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesionPrabhava Bagla0Michael Loeffelholz1Lucas S. Blanton2Department of Internal Medicine–Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine–Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United StatesFungal infections are infrequent causes of brain abscesses. Fonsecaea monophora is a dematiaceous fungus that appears to be neurotropic. We report a case of Fonsecaea monophora infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and review previous reports of brain abscesses by this organism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300367Fonsecaea monophoraAIDSPhaeohyphomycosisBrain abscessIRIS |
| spellingShingle | Prabhava Bagla Michael Loeffelholz Lucas S. Blanton Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion Medical Mycology Case Reports Fonsecaea monophora AIDS Phaeohyphomycosis Brain abscess IRIS |
| title | Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion |
| title_full | Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion |
| title_short | Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Fonsecaea monophora: Report in a patient with AIDS and a ring enhancing lesion |
| title_sort | cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by fonsecaea monophora report in a patient with aids and a ring enhancing lesion |
| topic | Fonsecaea monophora AIDS Phaeohyphomycosis Brain abscess IRIS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300367 |
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