Aureobasidium mansoni fungal meningitis in a 30-year-old leukemic patient is reported. This is the first reported case of Aureobasidium spp. central nervous system infection. The patient was successfully treated with systemic antifungal chemotherapy with a total dose of 2.2 g of amphotericin B.
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