A rare case report of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis mimicking glioma in a patient of rheumatic valvular heart disease
Phaeohyphomycosis is a collective term used for fungal infections caused by moulds and yeasts that have brown pigmented cell walls due to the presence of melanin. These are also known as dematiaceous fungi. We report this patient who presented with headache, right hemiparesis, slurred speech, and al...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.118130 |