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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in liver transplant recipient: A case report
- Source :
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2022.
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Abstract
- Abstract Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a fungal brain infection with a high fatality rate. It is caused by dematiaceous fungi and is increasingly recognized as a cause of serious illness in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a liver transplant recipient. He was treated with multiple surgeries and antifungals and made a complete recovery. This report highlights that early and aggressive surgical intervention and extended antifungal coverage can have a positive outcome even in immunocompromised patients. The fungal infection in immunocompromised patients should be considered and treated aggressively.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20500904
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8d64bf17ba4cfcb9935e0d48bcc64f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6691