Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment

Publikation

Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.03.2019

Baerlocher Lorenz

Zitation

Baerlocher L. Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment. Med Mycol Case Rep 2019; 2019 Mar; 23: 43–45.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)

Zeitschrift

Med Mycol Case Rep 2019; 2019 Mar; 23: 43–45.

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.03.2019

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We report on a brain abscess in an immunocompetent man caused by Cladophialophora bantiana, a black mold known to prefer the brain for abscess-formations with a mortality rate up to 65%. The published cases so far show different therapeutical approaches and outcomes, whereby a standardized treatment could not yet be established. We report on a case of Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess with total remission of the abscess after full resection and a short antifungal treatment.