Morocco as a possible source for acquisition of Rhinocladiella mackenziei.

ABSTRACT: Rhinocladiella mackenziei cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare severe disease that has been typically described in the Middle East. Here, we report 2 cases of R. mackenziei cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in patients from Morocco, diagnosed and treated in France, and raise a concern about the ever-going extension of the area at risk for this devastating invasive fungal infection.

SUBMITTER: Lafont Rapnouil B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature