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Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis in a 48-year-old Immunocompetent Male Patient Treated Successfully by Surgery and Antifungals: A Rare Case from South India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare and frequently fatal clinical syndrome diagnosed in patients with deep-seated cerebral infections secondary to dematiaceous fungi. Such fungi are common soil inhabitants, true pathogens that are known for their neurotropism; however, central nervous system (CNS) seeding may occur through hematogenous route, probably initiated by respiratory colonization consequent to inhalation or through inoculation in the skin of extremities following a slight or minor trauma. CNS phaeohyphomycosis presents with unusual features and is associated with poor prognosis without appropriate treatment.

Source: Journal of Clinical Infectious Disease Society

DOI: 10.4103/cids.cids_86_24

Authors: Papasani Anil Kumar Reddy, Vemula Venkata Ramesh Chandra, Bodapati Chandramouliswara Prasad, Mummaka Siva Prasad, B. N. Nandeesh

Institutions: Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7118081272

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