Fungal infections are increasing. A sailor's story shows their impact
Fungal infections are hard to diagnose, hard to treat and are on the rise. A young sailor is staying positive to navigate the challenges.
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I have a rare toxic black mold growing on my brain - it all started after I grazed my elbow on vacation
DOCTORS found toxic 'black mold' growing in a Rhode Island man's brain after he scraped his arm in a bike accident on vacation four years ago.Since hi
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Young Man Has to Live With Black Mold Growing in His Brain
A Rhode Island has been suffering from an extremely rare fungus-caused condition that literally causes black mold to grow in his brain.
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This tumor in one man's brain turned out to be something else entirely
The tumor found in this man's brain turned out to be something repulsive and completely different than expected.

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Mold In Man's Brain Caused Abscesses Like 'Two Little Dark Circles of Doom'
Tyson Bottenus believes that he was infected with the rare fungus that made its way through his blood to his brain while cycling in Costa Rica.
Source: newsweek.com
Man who has a toxic black fungus growing on his brain
Tyson Bottenus, 35, picked up a rare fungus while backpacking with his fiancé in Costa Rica in 2018. The fungus cannot be operated on and has proven difficult to treat with medicine
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Source: dailymail.co.uk
The Dark Lesion on His Brain? It Wasn't Cancer. It Was Mold
It wasn't until the third biopsy that doctors managed to identify the mysterious brain ailment plaguing Tyson Bottenus. Turns out it wasn't a tumor—it was mold....
Source: newser.com
Black Mold Growing In Brain After Vacation
I went on a vacation. I came home with a mysterious fungus in my brain that is so rare only about 120 cases have been confirmed worldwide since its discovery in 1911.
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Source: buzzfeednews.com