Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana - A case report and review of literature from India

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Suri, Pooja ^a   Chhina, Deepinder Kaur ^a   Kaushal, Vandana ^a   Kaushal, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Singh, Jasdeep ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophialophora bantiana; Multiple brain abscesses; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ELECTROLYTE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HEMOGLOBIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; CLADOSPORIOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDEMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; SENSORY SYSTEM; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 84897987310     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7444.4216     Document Type: Article

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