Bagla Prabhava, Loeffelholz Michael, Blanton Lucas S
Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United States.
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, United States.
Med Mycol Case Rep. 2016 Jun 20;12:4-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.06.002. eCollection 2016 Jun.
Fungal infections are infrequent causes of brain abscesses. Fonsecaea monophora is a dematiaceous fungus that appears to be neurotropic. We report a case of Fonsecaea monophora infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and review previous reports of brain abscesses by this organism.
真菌感染是脑脓肿的罕见病因。单孢瓶霉是一种嗜神经的暗色真菌。我们报告一例获得性免疫缺陷综合征患者发生单孢瓶霉感染的病例,并回顾此前该病原体所致脑脓肿的报告。