A Rare Case of a Brain Abcess Due to the Severe Systemic Melanized Fungus Infection (Phaeaonellomyces werneckii)

Authors

  • Mehmet Osman Akçakaya Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul University İstanbul School Of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
  • Aykut Karasu Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul University İstanbul School Of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
  • Ömer Faruk Ünal Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul University İstanbul School Of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.

Keywords:

Phaeaonellomyces werneckii, melanized fungus infections, brain abcess

Abstract

In this report, we present a brain abcess due to the severe systemic melanized fungus infection with a rare causative organism; phaeoannellomyces werneckii (cladosporium werneckii, exophiala werneckii, hortae werneckii) in an adult patient with no immun deficiency. İt’s important to consider melanized fungal infections in the differential diagnosis of the brain abcess and to know that the mortality of these infections are very high.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

1.
Akçakaya MO, Karasu A, Ünal Ömer F. A Rare Case of a Brain Abcess Due to the Severe Systemic Melanized Fungus Infection (Phaeaonellomyces werneckii). J Nervous Sys Surgery [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];2(3):173-6. Available from: https://sscdergisi.org/index.php/sscd/article/view/166

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Case Report