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| Year : 2017 | Volume
: 35
| Issue : 4 | Page : 620-622 |
Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess: A report of two cases treated with voriconazole
Ram Gopalakrishnan1, Nandini Sethuraman2, R Madhumitha1, Kalpesh Sukhwani1, Nitin Bansal1, Indira Poojary3, Arunaloke Chakrabarti4
1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Microbiology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Microbiology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nandini Sethuraman
Department of Microbiology, Apollo Hospitals, No. 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_17_72
Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a number of dematiaceous fungi, characterised by the presence of melanised hyphae in the invaded tissue. Cladophialophora bantiana is the most common species affecting the humans, which has a predilection for causing the central nervous system infections resulting in high mortality. We hereby report a success story of two cases of brain abscess caused by C. bantiana who were treated with surgical source reduction and voriconazole therapy.
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