Ruptured fungal aneurysm of the peripheral middle cerebral artery caused by Lomentospora infection: A case report and literature review

Background: Infection of Lomentospora (Scedosporium) spp. is very rare but high mortality. Above all, a fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp. is extremely rare. The prognosis of ruptured fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp. is remarkably poor in spite of proper surgical treatment and chemothe...

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Main Authors: Sho Takata, Akira Tamase, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Kazushi Anzawa, Akihiro Shioya, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Hideaki Iizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920300414