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Published in: Neurological Sciences 5/2021

01-05-2021 | Amphotericin B | Brief Communication

First case report of fungal meningitis due to a polypore mushroom Irpex lacteus

Authors: Yuya Kano, Yuka Yamagishi, Katsuhiko Kamei, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Hiroyuki Yuasa, Kentaro Yamada, Noriyuki Matsukawa

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

A 73-year-old Japanese man with a medical history of sarcoidosis was diagnosed with meningitis caused by an undetermined fungus. For further identification, the cerebrospinal fluid sample was analyzed for the rDNA internally transcribed spacer regions, and the fungus was identified as Irpex lacteus. I. lacteus is classified under phylum Basidiomycota and is a wood-rotting bracket mushroom. Although there is no standard treatment regimen for I. lacteus infections, amphotericin B was effective in this patient. Herein, we present, to our knowledge, the first reported case of fungal meningitis caused by I. lacteus, its treatment course, and review relevant published literature.
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Metadata
Title
First case report of fungal meningitis due to a polypore mushroom Irpex lacteus
Authors
Yuya Kano
Yuka Yamagishi
Katsuhiko Kamei
Yoshikazu Mutoh
Hiroyuki Yuasa
Kentaro Yamada
Noriyuki Matsukawa
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04947-9

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