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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Main Authors: Richard L. Oehler, Ju Hee Katzman, Natan Kraitman, Vivian Vega-Rodriguez, John F. Toney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300120
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spelling doaj-a17ae82715f24372b3e04ec2af1822122020-11-25T03:41:36ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392019-06-01247577Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitisRichard L. Oehler0Ju Hee Katzman1Natan Kraitman2Vivian Vega-Rodriguez3John F. Toney4James A Haley Veterans Hospital, 13,000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, #111J, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; University of South Florida Mrsani College of Medicine, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Corresponding author. James A Haley Veterans Hospital, 13,000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, #111J, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.University of South Florida Mrsani College of Medicine, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USAUniversity of South Florida Mrsani College of Medicine, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USAJames A Haley Veterans Hospital, 13,000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, #111J, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; University of South Florida Mrsani College of Medicine, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USAJames A Haley Veterans Hospital, 13,000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, #111J, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; University of South Florida Mrsani College of Medicine, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USAThe 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. Keywords: Phaeohyphomycosis, Cranial, Osteomyelitis, Cladosporium, Cladophialophora bantiatumhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300120
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John F. Toney
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Ju Hee Katzman
Natan Kraitman
Vivian Vega-Rodriguez
John F. Toney
Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Ju Hee Katzman
Natan Kraitman
Vivian Vega-Rodriguez
John F. Toney
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title Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
title_short Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
title_full Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
title_fullStr Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
title_full_unstemmed Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
title_sort sticks and bones: traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis
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series Medical Mycology Case Reports
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publishDate 2019-06-01
description 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. Keywords: Phaeohyphomycosis, Cranial, Osteomyelitis, Cladosporium, Cladophialophora bantiatum
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300120
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