A cladophialophora brain abscess in a renal transplant recipient.
We report
here a 49 year old non-diabetic renal transplant patient on triple immunosuppressant
therapy who presented with a history of falls, weakness and headaches. A
computed tomography scan of the brain revealed a 30 mm diameter abscess in
the brain which was removed surgically and diagnosed on culture as C. bantiana.
The patient was successfully treated medically post-operatively with chronic
posaconazole. We review the literature regarding central nervous system infections
due to C. bantiana.
PMID: 29620810 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
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