An unexpected intracerebral lesion – case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis

An unexpected intracerebral lesion – case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis

Abstract Background Invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system is a rare but increasingly prevalent disease. We present the unusual case of an immunosuppressed patient suffering from unexpected superinfected invasive aspergillosis with cerebral, pulmonal, and adrenal manifestations, mimick...

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Main Authors: Basil Erwin Grüter, Anna Maria Reuss, Elisabeth Jane Rushing, Athina Pangalu, Markus Florian Oertel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Aspergillosis
Bacterial infections and mycoses
Brain abscess
Metastasis
Neuroaspergillosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06176-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06176-7

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