From trauma to brain:

Hamid Eshaghi, Shahram Mahmoudi, Mahmoud Khansari, Kimia Kamali Sarvestani, Fuad Haghighat, Hasti Kamali Sarvestani

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Article in IDCases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Hamid EshaghiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Shahram MahmoudiDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of MedicineSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mahmoud KhansariDepartment of Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Kimia Kamali SarvestaniDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Zand Institute of Higher Education, Shiraz, Iran.

Fuad HaghighatDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Hasti Kamali SarvestaniDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

Background: Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a dematiaceous fungus typically causing superficial dermatomycosis. Invasive central nervous system (CNS) infections are rare, usually fatal, and primarily reported in immunocompromised patients. Pediatric CNS involvement is exceptionally uncommon. Case presentation: We report a 16-month-old previously healthy boy from Iran with a history of traumatic brain injury and cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement. Ten months post-injury, he presented with vomiting and swelling along the shunt tract. CSF analysis showed elevated protein and low glucose, and microscopy revealed dematiaceous septate hyphae with arthroconidia. Culture and ITS sequencing confirmed Results: The isolate showed low MIC to amphotericin B (0.25 μg/mL). Molecular confirmation via ITS sequencing was deposited in GenBank. Conclusion: This case illustrates that

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Antifungal therapyCerebral phaeohyphomycosisNeoscytalidium dimidiatumPediatric CNS infectionShuntTrauma

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PMID42564628

DOI10.1016/j.idcr.2026.e02696

PMCPMC13445523

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