Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis with brain abscess and biliary invasion due to Bipolaris spp. in an immunocompetent patient

Thomas Frank, Yoshua Esquenazi, Masayuki Nigo, Audrey Wanger, Benjamin Portnoy, Scott Shepard

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Abstract

Bipolaris is a dematiaceous fungus seen in the skin, nasal sinuses, and occasionally in the central nervous system. We present an immunocompetent female with bilateral dural-based abscesses caused by a Bipolaris species. The patient had no involvement of the sinuses with the fungus but was later found to have a significant Bipolaris infection of her biliary tree.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)439-442
Number of pages4
JournalAnnals of clinical and laboratory science
Volume46
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Biliary
  • Bipolaris
  • Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis
  • Dural abscess
  • Fungus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Hematology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Medical Laboratory Technology

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