Isolated cerebral aspergillus abscess as a complication of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a child

Isolated cerebral aspergillus abscess as a complication of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a child

Abstract Background Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) poses a risk of opportunistic infections with a variety of organisms with Nocardia being the most common pathogen followed by mycobacteria and fungi. Case presentation A 7-year-old female child, presented with headache and multiple episodes of...

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Main Authors: Rachna Khera, Venkateswara Rao, Mohan Krishna Pasam, Ravindranath Tagore, Sudha S. Murthy, Challa Sundaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
Subjects:
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Opportunistic infection
Aspergillus fumigatus
Cerebral abscess
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41016-019-0165-8

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