Brain Abscess Caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an Immunocompromised Patient
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Brain abscess caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an immunocompromised patient.
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00830-10