| Title: |
Acrophialophora levis brain abscess in a kidney transplant patient: A case report and review of the literature. |
| Authors: |
Modlin, Chelsea E.1 (AUTHOR); Collins, Lauren F.1 (AUTHOR); Burd, Eileen M.2 (AUTHOR); Lockhart, Shawn R.3 (AUTHOR); Marshall Lyon, G.1 (AUTHOR) gmlyon@emory.edu |
| Source: |
Medical Mycology Case Reports. Jun2020, Vol. 28, p12-15. 4p. |
| Abstract: |
We report the first case of Acrophialophora levis causing cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a solid organ transplantation recipient. A. levis is a rare cause of invasive dematiaceous fungal infection among immunocompromised persons. We describe the clinical course of a kidney transplant patient who presented with acute hemiplegia due to a brain abscess from which A. levis was isolated. We review published clinical cases attributed to Acrophialophora species infection and discuss current limitations in its identification, diagnosis and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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