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Brain abscess caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an immunocompromised patient.

ABSTRACT: Phaeoacremonium parasiticum is an environmental fungus usually associated with subcutaneous infections. We report the first documented case of central nervous system involvement with brain abscess formation in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease and review the literature on Phaeoacremonium parasiticum infections.

SUBMITTER: McNeil CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3067714 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brain abscess caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an immunocompromised patient.

McNeil Candice J CJ   Luo Robert F RF   Vogel Hannes H   Banaei Niaz N   Ho Dora Y DY  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20101229 3

Phaeoacremonium parasiticum is an environmental fungus usually associated with subcutaneous infections. We report the first documented case of central nervous system involvement with brain abscess formation in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease and review the literature on Phaeoacremonium parasiticum infections. ...[more]

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