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. 2025 Nov 6;81(4):695-699.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf254.

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Pisekporn Kasemasawachanon  1 , Raymund R Razonable  2   3 , Abhasnee Sobhonslidsuk  4   5 , Sarita Ratana-Amornpin  4 , Jackrapong Bruminhent  1   5
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Pisekporn Kasemasawachanon et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Potential conflicts of interest. The authors: No reported conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The computed tomography of the brain with contrast revealed multiple thick, rim-enhancing lesions with marked perilesional vasogenic edema involving the right cerebellum and bilateral cerebral hemispheres (A). The computed tomography of the chest showed newly developed pulmonary nodules in the right middle lung, measuring up to 0.8 cm (B).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Brain tissue histopathology with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining demonstrated acute inflammation with necrotic tissue, consistent with a brain abscess (A). Periodic acid–Schiff staining (B) and Grocott's methenamine silver staining (C) revealed septate hyphae with acute-angle branching.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Brain tissue culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar grew dark mold colonies with dark pigmentation on the reverse of the plate, consistent with dematiaceous mold (A, B, and C).
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