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Cladosporiosis (Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis) of brain — a case report

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A case of cerebral cladosporiosis caused by Cladosporium trichoides (bantianum) now known as Xylohypha bantiana is described and illustrated. Predisposing debilitating diseases were not detectable. The Cladosporiosis diagnosis was based on visualisation of hyphal element in direct Gram's stain, direct KOH preparate of pus from brain abscess and on repeated successful cultivation of Cladosporium trichoides from specimen and by histopathology. Following surgery and anti-fungal chemotherapy the patient was cured.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Uma Banerjee & R. Chaudhery

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    A. K. Mohapatra

  3. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    C. Sarkar

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Banerjee, U., Mohapatra, A.K., Sarkar, C. et al. Cladosporiosis (Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis) of brain — a case report. Mycopathologia 105, 163–166 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437249

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