Cladophialophora: Introduction, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynote

The image displays a network of pale brown, pigmented, septate hyphae producing highly branched chains of spores of Cladophialophora

Introduction Pathogenicity Lab Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Keynote Keynote Rule of Thumb: Think of Cladophialophora bantiana as “The Neurotropic Black Mold.” It is the most common cause of fungal brain abscesses in immunocompetent hosts. Any radiological ring-enhancing brain mass that mimics a tumor but presents with …

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