Table 1.
Case reports of brain abscess due to Cladophialophora bantiana
| Reference number | Age/gender | Clinical features | Risk factor | Diagnostic modality | Therapy | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian scenario | ||||||
| Suri P. et al., [23], 2010 | 65/M | Left hemiparesis, slurring of speech, altered sensorium | None | Culture | Total excision, Amphotericin B, Voriconazole | Expired |
| Aher A. and Rastogi V. [25], 2012 | 55/M | Slurred speech, weakness | Diabetes mellitus | Culture | Craniotomy, Amp-B | Expired |
| Agrawal A. et al., [10], 2014 | 45/F | Headache, weakness, vomiting, slurred speech | None | Histopathology | Craniotomy, antifungal | Expired |
| Kumar D. et al., [26], 2016 | 57/M | Headache, vomiting, behavioral changes | Diabetes mellitus | Histopathology | Excision, Fluconazole | Survived |
| Jangla S. M. and Vishwanathan I [27], (2017) | 55/M | Slurred speech, diplopia, memory loss | Diabetes mellitus, hypertension | Culture, Histopathology | Craniotomy, Voriconazole | Survived |
| Gopalkrishnan R. et al., [24], 2017 | 69/M | Lower limb weakness | Hypertension | Culture, Histopathology, DNA sequencing | Craniotomy with partial excision, Voriconazole | Survived |
| Gopalkrishnan R. et al., [24], 2017 | 65/M | Seizures, altered sensorium | Chronic renal failure | Culture | Stereotactic aspiration, Voriconazole | Survived |
| World Scenario | ||||||
| Revankar S. G., [1], 2011 | 79/F | Weakness | Hypertension deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus | Culture | Excision, Flucytosine, Voriconazole, Amp-B | Expired |
| Huang Wen M. et al., [28], 2011 | 38/M | Seizures, hemiparesis | NIDDM, myelodysplasia | Culture, DNA sequencing | Burr hole aspiration, Amp-B | Expired |
| Na-Young Jung et al., [8], 2014 | 75/M | Poor cognition, memory loss | None | Culture, histopathology | Excision, Voriconazole | Survived |
| Liutkus D. et al., [29], 2016 | 62/F | Headache, unconsciousness, hemiparesis | None | Histopathology | Excision, Fluconazole | Survived |
| Kuan C. S. et al., [30],2016 | 49/M | Seizures, fever, headache, weakness | None | Culture, multilocus phylogenetic analysis | Excision, Amp-B, Itraconazole | Survived |
| Khaliq M. F. et al., [11], 2019 | 64/M | Confusion, staggering gait | Chronic smoker, pulmonary nocardiosis | Culture | Craniotomy with partial excision, Amp-B, Voriconazole | Unknown |
| Present study | 21/M | Headache, seizures, diplopia, weakness, vomiting | None | Culture | Excision, Voriconazole | Survived |