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