Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Rhinocladiella mackenziei in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Muhammad Zain Mushtaq (Author), Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood (Author), Nosheen Nasir (Author), Malik Saad Rashid (Author), Memoona Irshad (Author), Kiren habib (Author), Iffat Khanum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Purpose: Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a neurotropic fungus, which can cause devastating intracerebral infections with up to 100% fatality rate. It is difficult to isolate this fungus in laboratory as it grows slowly and requires diagnostic skills. Case report: A 42-year-old Pakistani...