- Characteristics of phaeohyphomycosis cases at our tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.26,31,32*
| Case No. | Year of Diagnosis | Age/ Gender | Presenting Symptoms | Organism | Method of Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | 13/M | Nausea, vomiting, and coordination impairment | Cladophialophora bantiana | Histopathology and culture |
| 2* | 1998 | 12/F | Seizures | Acrophialophora fusispora | Histopathology and culture |
| 3 | 1999 | 36/M | Left hemiplegia | Neoscytalidium dimidiatum | Histopathology and culture |
| 4 * | 2000 | 62/M | Left-sided hemiparesis and hemisensory loss | Rhinocladiella mackenziei | Histopathology and culture |
| 5 | 2000 | 75/M | Dizziness and unsteady gait | Rhinocladiella mackenziei | Histopathology and culture |
| 6 | 2001 | 12/M | Vomiting | Chaetomium atrobrunneum | CSF culture |
| 7 | 2001 | 18/M | Seizure | Exophiala dermatitidis | Histopathology and culture |
| 8 | 2005 | 50/F | Seizure | Rhinocladiella mackenziei | Histopathology and culture |
| 9 | 2008 | 70/M | Left Hemiparesis | Fonsecaea pedrosoi | Histopathology and culture |
| 10 | 2018 | 31/M | Weakness and difficulty in ambulation | Rhinocladiella mackenziei | Histopathology and culture |
| 11 | 2018 | 28/F | Eye pain and decreased level of consciousness | Exerohilum rostratum | Histopathology, culture, and molecular sequencing |
| 12* | 2019 | 55/F | Fever and convulsions | Neoscytalidium dimidiatum | Histopathology, culture, and molecular sequencing |
| 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, | |||||