Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Rhinocladiella mackenziei (formerly Ramichloridium mackenziei): Case presentation and literature review

Summary: Rhinocladiella mackenziei (formerly Ramichloridium mackenziei), a causative agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis, is extremely rare and it is geographically limited to the Middle East. The organism has a predilection to cause brain infections and results in a grave prognosis with a high mort...

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Main Authors: Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali Boukhamseen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034111000025