Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria spp.: A case report

Santiago Cardona; Soad Yusef; Edwin Silva; Gisell Bustos M; Isabel Torres M; Rafael Leal A; Andres Ceballos-Garzon; Diego Fernando Josa

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.001

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria spp. A case report

Santiago Cardona
, Soad Yusef
, Edwin Silva
, Gisell Bustos M
, Isabel Torres M
, Rafael Leal A
, Andres Ceballos-Garzon
, Diego Fernando Josa

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Abstract

Phaeohyphomycosis is a group of infections caused by pigmented, black, dematiaceous fungi and is responsible for cutaneous, superficial and deep mycoses, disseminated infection and brain abscesses. The primary agents involved include Alternaria spp., Exophiala spp. and Cladophialophora spp. Invasive systemic presentation is rare and in most cases is associated with immunosuppression; for this reason, reported cases of Alternaria spp. infection are scarce. This report describes the case of a 66-year-old man with a history of renal transplantation from a cadaveric donor 1 year ago, which was considered as the primary risk factor. The characteristics of the infection, procedures performed, microbiological findings and treatment provided are described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-13
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.12.001
State	Published - Mar 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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