Acrophialophora levis brain abscess in a kidney transplant patient: A case report and review of the literature
We report the first case of Acrophialophora levis causing cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a solid organ transplantation recipient. A. levis is a rare cause of invasive dematiaceous fungal infection among immunocompromised persons. We describe the clinical course of a kidney transplant patient who pres...
Main Authors: | Chelsea E. Modlin, Lauren F. Collins, Eileen M. Burd, Shawn R. Lockhart, G. Marshall Lyon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300166 |
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