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

Publication

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

Journal Paper/Review - Mar 1, 2019

Baerlocher Lorenz

Citation

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.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)

Journal

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

Publication Date

Mar 1, 2019

Brief description/objective

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.