Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess: A report of two cases treated with voriconazole

Ram Gopalakrishnan, Nandini Sethuraman, R Madhumitha, Kalpesh Sukhwani, Nitin Bansal, Indira Poojary, Arunaloke ChakrabartiIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2017 35(4):620-622Cerebral 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.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research