Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Rhinocladiella mackenziei in a Woman Native to Afghanistan

Alejandro Cristini (1) , Dea Garcia-Hermoso (2) , Marie Celard (3) , Gilles Albrand (4) , Olivier Lortholary (5, 6, 2)

1 Hôpital neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer [CHU - HCL]
2 CNRMA - Centre National de Référence des Mycoses invasives et antifongiques - Mycologie moléculaire
3 HCL - Hospices Civils de Lyon
4 Hôpital Antoine Charial [CHU - HCL]
5 UPD5 - Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5
6 Centre d'infectiologie Necker-Pasteur [CHU Necker]

Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a recognized cause of endemic cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in the Middle East area. Surgical resection of the abscesses and posaconazole treatment have improved the ominous prognosis of this disease. We describe the case of a native Afghan woman living in France who presented with brain abscesses due to R. mackenziei.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Mycology

Alejandro Cristini, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Marie Celard, Gilles Albrand, Olivier Lortholary. Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Rhinocladiella mackenziei in a Woman Native to Afghanistan. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2010, 48 (9), pp.3451-3454. ⟨10.1128/JCM.00924-10⟩. ⟨pasteur-02262582⟩