Chronic fungal meningitis caused by Aureobasidium proteae

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;73(3):271-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.03.007. Epub 2012 Apr 14.

Abstract

We present a case of chronic meningitis due to the mold Aureobasidium proteae. Clinical features, the disease course, as well as the diagnostic methods and optimal treatment options are discussed. This case confirms the neuroinvasiveness of A. proteae and introduces it as a new human pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Fungal / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Fungal / microbiology
  • Meningitis, Fungal / pathology*
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents