Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis

Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis

The pigmented molds can cause soft tissue and invasive disease (phaeohyphomycosis) in immunocompetent patients. We describe a 76-year-old male patient who developed a Cladophialophora bantiatum posterior scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis following an incidental scalp exposure with a tree branc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical mycology case reports 2019-06, Vol.24, p.75-77
Hauptverfasser: Oehler, Richard L, Katzman, Ju Hee, Kraitman, Natan, Vega-Rodriguez, Vivian, Toney, John F
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Zusammenfassung:The pigmented molds can cause soft tissue and invasive disease (phaeohyphomycosis) in immunocompetent patients. We describe a 76-year-old male patient who developed a Cladophialophora bantiatum posterior scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis following an incidental scalp exposure with a tree branch. Management requires extensive surgical debridement followed by prolonged antifungal therapy.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.04.011