Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Curvularia
infections in humans are relatively uncommon despite the ubiquitous presence of this soil-dwelling dematiaceous fungus in the environment. Originally thought to be solely a pathogen of plants,
Curvularia
has been described as a pathogen of humans and animals in the last half-century, causing respiratory tract, cutaneous, and corneal infections. Only three previous cases of central nervous system involvement by
Curvularia
have been documented in the medical literature. We report a fatal case of cerebral
Curvularia
infection in which there was no known history of immunocompromise or prior respiratory tract or sinus infection in the patient.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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