Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment

Li-Anne Schweizer; Lorenz Bärlocher; Anne Graber; Katia Boggian

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.12.001

Brain abscess caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: Total remission after full resection and short-course Voriconazole treatment

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Dec 11:23:43-45. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.12.001. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Authors

Li-Anne Schweizer¹, Lorenz Bärlocher¹, Anne Graber², Katia Boggian³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of St.Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007 St.Gallen, Switzerland.
² Institute of Pathology, Hospital of Baselland, Mühlmattstrasse 11, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Hospital of St.Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007 St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Abstract

We report on a brain abscess in an immunocompetent man caused by Cladophialophora bantiana, a black mold known to prefer the brain for abscess-formations with a mortality rate up to 65%. The published cases so far show different therapeutical approaches and outcomes, whereby a standardized treatment could not yet be established. We report on a case of Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess with total remission of the abscess after full resection and a short antifungal treatment.

Keywords: Antifungal; Brain abscess; Cladophialophora bantiana; Resection; Voriconazole.

Publication types

Case Reports