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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep;48(9):3451-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00924-10. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Rhinocladiella mackenziei in a woman native to Afghanistan

Alejandro Cristini  1 , Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Marie Celard, Gilles Albrand, Olivier Lortholary
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Case Reports

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Rhinocladiella mackenziei in a woman native to Afghanistan

Alejandro Cristini et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a recognized cause of endemic cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in the Middle East area. Surgical resection of the abscesses and posaconazole treatment have improved the ominous prognosis of this disease. We describe the case of a native Afghan woman living in France who presented with brain abscesses due to R. mackenziei.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
(A) Postcontrast axial T1-weighted MR image showing the rim-enhancing left temporal lesion with a central hypointensity. (B) The low ADC suggests the diagnosis of abscesses.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
(A and B) Conidial apparatus of R. mackenziei. (C) Sympodially proliferating conidiogenous cells and conidia.
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