Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Rhinocladiella mackenziei in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a neurotropic fungus, which can cause devastating intracerebral infections with up to 100% fatality rate. It is difficult to isolate this fungus in laboratory as it grows slowly and requires diagnostic skills. CASE REPORT: A 42-year-old Pakistani...

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Autores principales: Zain Mushtaq, Muhammad, Zafar Mahmood, Saad Bin, Nasir, Nosheen, Saad Rashid, Malik, Irshad, Memoona, Habib, Kiren, Khanum, Iffat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Society of Medical Mycology 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8018822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33834146
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/CMM.6.3.4497

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