Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris spicifera: an informative case

Eur J Epidemiol. 1992 May;8(3):383-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00158572.

Abstract

A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris spicifera involving the brain and sinuses is presented. The patient survived following surgery and ketoconazole therapy, which successfully treated both the sinus and the brain infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / drug therapy
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / microbiology*
  • Mitosporic Fungi* / isolation & purification
  • Mycoses* / drug therapy
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis / drug therapy
  • Sphenoid Sinusitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Ketoconazole