Melanized fungus as an Epidural abscess: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Publication date: Available online 6 April 2017
Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Author(s): Adesh shrivastava, Karuna Tadepalli, Garima Goel, Kajal Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Gupta
Curvularia a dematiaceous fungus is ubiquitously found in soil around the world. We report an epidural abscess due to Curvularia lunata in a 48 years male farmer who underwent decompressive laminectomy as primary modality of treatment followed by isolation, identification and confirmation of the isolate from tissue by ITS sequencing. Antifungal therapy with voriconazole and amphotericin B for 3 and 2 weeks respectively improved patient's condition and is presently on regular follow up with no sequelae since last 7 months.



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