Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries
Cladophialophora and other dematiaceous or pigmented fungi are inhabitants of soil and decaying vegetation in tropical and sub-tropical environments. It usually causes subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis post-inoculation by thorns or vegetable matter prick. It may be inhaled into paranasal sinuses and lu...
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| author | Dipankar Pal Adrian Keith Noronha Rini Bandyopadhyay Abi Manesh S |
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| description | Cladophialophora and other dematiaceous or pigmented fungi are inhabitants of soil and decaying vegetation in tropical and sub-tropical environments. It usually causes subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis post-inoculation by thorns or vegetable matter prick. It may be inhaled into paranasal sinuses and lungs with subsequent clearance by intact host immunity. In immunocompromised individuals, it can cause invasive sinusitis or pneumonitis followed by hematogenous dissemination to involve distant organs, particularly the brain. Disseminated disease with hematogenous brain abscess is found occasionally. We encountered such an interesting case and successfully treated it with surgical drainage followed by dual anti-fungal therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afe8eefcc7ce451e98baf25a0f4e55422023-12-01T05:01:53ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092023-01-0134e01909Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countriesDipankar Pal0Adrian Keith Noronha1Rini Bandyopadhyay2Abi Manesh S3Correspondence to: Boral, Kalabagan, Kolkata 700154, India.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaCladophialophora and other dematiaceous or pigmented fungi are inhabitants of soil and decaying vegetation in tropical and sub-tropical environments. It usually causes subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis post-inoculation by thorns or vegetable matter prick. It may be inhaled into paranasal sinuses and lungs with subsequent clearance by intact host immunity. In immunocompromised individuals, it can cause invasive sinusitis or pneumonitis followed by hematogenous dissemination to involve distant organs, particularly the brain. Disseminated disease with hematogenous brain abscess is found occasionally. We encountered such an interesting case and successfully treated it with surgical drainage followed by dual anti-fungal therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923002330Cladophialophora bantianaPhaeohyphomycosisBrain abscessVoriconazole |
| spellingShingle | Dipankar Pal Adrian Keith Noronha Rini Bandyopadhyay Abi Manesh S Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries IDCases Cladophialophora bantiana Phaeohyphomycosis Brain abscess Voriconazole |
| title | Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| title_full | Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| title_fullStr | Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| title_short | Cladophialophora bantiana – A rare cause of soil-transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| title_sort | cladophialophora bantiana a rare cause of soil transmitted fungal brain abscess in tropical countries |
| topic | Cladophialophora bantiana Phaeohyphomycosis Brain abscess Voriconazole |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923002330 |
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