Successful treatment of a brain abscess due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum after surgical resection

P Seguin; B Degeilh; I Grulois; A Gacouin; S Maugendre; T Dufour; B Dupont; C Camus

doi:10.1007/BF02114902

Successful treatment of a brain abscess due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum after surgical resection

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1995 May;14(5):445-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02114902.

Authors

P Seguin¹, B Degeilh, I Grulois, A Gacouin, S Maugendre, T Dufour, B Dupont, C Camus

Affiliation

¹ Clinique des Maladies Infectieuses et Réanimation Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.

PMID: 7556235
DOI: 10.1007/BF02114902

Abstract

A case of brain abscess due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum in a leukemic patient with prolonged neutropenia is reported. Definitive cure was achieved after neurosurgical resection of the abscess and prolonged antifungal therapy. Trichoderma is a filamentous fungus species, which is only exceptionally pathogenic in humans. This genus and particularly the species Trichoderma longibrachiatum should be added to the growing list of fungi causing infection in immunocompromised patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Abscess / complications
Brain Abscess / diagnosis
Brain Abscess / drug therapy
Brain Abscess / surgery*
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Leukemia / complications
Leukemia / immunology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mycoses / complications
Mycoses / diagnosis
Mycoses / therapy*
Neutropenia
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trichoderma / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents