Fungal granuloma of the brain caused by Cladosporium bantianum - A case report and review of literature

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-112

  Singh, Sumit ^a   Singh, Prabhjeet ^a   Sarkar, Chitra ^a   Goel, Vinay ^a   Srivastava, Trilochan ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Behari, Madhuri ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cladosporium; Culture; Dematiaceous; Fluconazole; Inoculation

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLADOSPORIUM BANTIANUM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEVER; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNGUS; GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 10644275099     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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