A rare case report of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis mimicking glioma in a patient of rheumatic valvular heart disease

Phaeohyphomycosis is a collective term used for fungal infections caused by moulds and yeasts that have brown pigmented cell walls due to the presence of melanin. These are also known as dematiaceous fungi. We report this patient who presented with headache, right hemiparesis, slurred speech, and al...

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Main Authors: Ashish Chugh, Sharada Rane, Charandeep Singh Gandhoke, Kulkarni Maithili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.118130
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