Fungal brain abscesses caused by Acremonium species.
Hamdy IbrahimMostafa ALfishawyAttaa AliSafwat Abdel MaksodMagdy KhorshedHanan RadyAhmed AlsisiAdel MohamedOmar AlkassasMarwa HaronSuzan SaiedPublished in: The Egyptian journal of internal medicine (2023)
Unusual fungal agents that exist environmentally as saprophytes can often lead to opportunistic infections, hyalohyphomycosis is a group of fungal infections caused by fungi characterized by hyaline septate hyphae and can infect both immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised patients, and Acremonium has drawn the attention of clinicians and microbiologists, as a potential pathogen in patients with and without underlying risk factors. It has also been increasingly implicated in systemic fungal diseases. Herein, we describe a case presentation of an immunocompromised patient with fungal brain abscesses due to Acremonium species.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- cell wall
- white matter
- case report
- resting state
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- working memory
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- functional connectivity
- patient reported outcomes
- multiple sclerosis
- candida albicans
- risk assessment
- blood brain barrier
- mechanical ventilation
- drug induced