NotePhaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantianaFeohifomicosis causada por Cladophialophora bantiana
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Case report
An 81-year-old male former smelting iron worker who was diagnosed with extrinsic allergic alveolitis and treated with corticosteroid tapering (prednisone 40 mg p.o. daily) was admitted in August 2011 with a history of difficulty in speaking and deflection of the mouth to the left side. Cerebral tomography revealed a space-occupying left frontal multinodular lesion with oedema, which was compatible with a brain abscess (Fig. 1). Thorax and cranial computed tomography ruled out any pulmonary
Discussion
Phaeohyphomycosis is an uncommon infection. Individual clinical case reports have been reported with limitations on the clinical clues that can help in early diagnosis. The data are not enough to make conclusive statements about therapy and outcomes, and it is hard to establish an incidence of this disease because it is not reportable and seems to occur sporadically.9, 15
Pathogenicity could be due to the presence of melanin in the cell wall, which is thought to confer a protective advantage by
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