Molecular Identification of Fonsecaea monophora, Novel Agent of Fungal Brain Abscess

Abstract

A 3-year-old patient in India experiencing headaches and seizures was diagnosed with a fungal infection, initially misidentified as Cladophialophora bantiana. Follow-up sequencing identified the isolate to be Fonsecaea monophora fungus. This case demonstrates the use of molecular methods for the correct identification of F. monophora, an agent of fungal brain abscess.

Keywords

• Fonsecaea monophora
• fungal brain abscess
• disseminated phaeohyphomycosis
• fungi
• India