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- Characteristics of phaeohyphomycosis cases at our tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.26,31,32*

Case No.Organ Involved Other Than the BrainUnderlying Medical ConditionSurgeryAntifungal UsedOutcome at 90 dDuration of antifungal therapy for patients who survived (in months)
1DisseminatedNoneNoAmB, ITZ, Vori, CaspoDied
2*DisseminatedALLYesAmB, ITRSurvived33
3Only cerebralKidney TransplantYesAmBDied
4 *CerebralKidney TransplantYesAmB, ITZ, PosaSurvived36
5CerebralNoneYesAmBDied
6MeningesAMLNoAmB, ITZDied
7DisseminatedCGDYesITZ, terbinafine, flucytosineSurvivedStill on treatment
8CerebralKidney transplantYesVori, CaspoDied
9CerebralLiver CirrhosisYesL-AmB, PosaDied
10CerebralLiver transplantYesL-AmB, PosaDied
11Cerebral and sinusesNone/pregnantYesCaspo, L-Amb, Posa, VoriSurvivedStill on treatment
12*CerebralRenal transplantYesL-AmB, VoriDied
F - female, M - male, DM - diabetes mellitus, AmB - Amphotericin B, Vori - Voriconazole, Caspo - Caspofungin, ITZ - Itraconazole, L-AmB -Liposomal Amphotericin B, 5-FC - 5-flourocytocine, KTZ - Ketoconazole, ALL - acute lymphoblastic leukemia, AML - acute myeloid leukemia, MF - myelofibrosis, *

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