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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1965-1966, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Acute Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis due to Wangiella dermatitidis Accompanied by Cerebrospinal Fluid Eosinophilia

Chulhun Ludgerus Chang,1,* Dae-Seong Kim,2 Dong June Park,3 Hak Jin Kim,4 Chang Hun Lee,5 and Jong Hee Shin6

Departments of Clinical Pathology,1 Neurology,2 Neurosurgery,3 Radiology,4 and Anatomic Pathology,5 College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, and Department of Clinical Pathology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju,6 Korea

Received 20 December 1999/Returned for modification 26 January 2000/Accepted 15 February 2000

We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to Wangiella dermaitidis in an immunocompetent adult man. His cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed pleocytosis with a high eosinophil count but without peripheral blood eosinophilia. The present case suggested that this black yeast-like fungus should be included when the causes of CSF eosinophilia are considered, even though it is an extremely rare pathogen.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, #10 1-Ga Ami-Dong Seo-Gu, Pusan 602-739, Korea. Phone: 82-51-240-7418. Fax: 82-51-247-6560. E-mail: cchl{at}hyowon.cc.pusan.ac.kr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2000, p. 1965-1966, Vol. 38, No. 5
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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