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Paul LM, Narayanan R, Kuniyil S, Shihabudheen P, Nair PR. Scedosporium Brain Abscess in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature. 2023; 2 (1):1-3.
Scedosporium apiospermum (S. apiospermum) is a saprophytic fungus known to cause brain abscesses, mostly in near-drowning cases. Here, we describe an unusual case of a 60-year-old chronic kidney disease patient on immunosuppressive drugs for erythropoietin-related pure red aplasia who developed multiple S. apiospermum brain abscesses without any history of contact with water or trauma.
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