Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana
Lakshmi, V.; Padmasri, C.; Umabala, P.; Sundaram, C.; Panigrahi, M.
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 26(4): 392-395
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-0857 PMID: 18974502 Document Number: 623775
Cladophialophora bantiana a dematiaceous fungus and a member of the family Phaeohyphomycetes, is primarily a neurotropic fungus causing central nervous system (CNS) infection. This paper describes a 23-year-old man seen at the neurology services of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, in September 2005, with complaints of left-sided headache, right-sided hemiparesis, facial palsy and diplopia.