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COVID-19-associated brain abscess caused by Trichosporon dohaense: A case report and review of literature.
Samaddar, Arghadip; Diwakar, Jyoti; Krishnan, Priya; Veena Kumari, H B; Kavya, M; Konar, Subhas; Sharma, Dinesh A; Nandeesh, B N; Goyal, Aditi; Nagarathna, S.
  • Samaddar A; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Diwakar J; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Krishnan P; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Veena Kumari HB; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Kavya M; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Konar S; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Sharma DA; Department of Neuroimaging & Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Nandeesh BN; Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Goyal A; Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
  • Nagarathna S; Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India.
Med Mycol Case Rep ; 35: 9-14, 2022 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1693101
ABSTRACT
We report the first case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated brain abscess caused by a rare Trichosporon species, T. dohaense. The patient was a known diabetic and had received systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID-19. He underwent craniotomy and evacuation of abscess. The pus aspirate grew a basidiomycetous yeast, morphologically resembling Trichosporon species. The isolate was initially misidentified by VITEK® MS due to lack of mass spectral database of T. dohaense. Accurate identification was achieved by internal transcribed spacer-directed panfungal polymerase chain reaction. The patient had a favorable outcome following surgical intervention and antifungal therapy.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Med Mycol Case Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.mmcr.2021.12.002

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Med Mycol Case Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.mmcr.2021.12.002