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- Title
Cerebral aspergillosis and acute myeloid leukemia.
- Authors
K Matis, Georgios; Voultsinou, Despoina; Chrysou, Olga; Birbilis, Theodossios; Geroukis, Triantafillos
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of 32-year-old man with no prior medical history presented with frequent rhinorrhagia, swelling of the gum and fever. No motor or sensory disorders were recorded. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed right frontal lesion with surrounding edema and stereotactic biopsy proved aspergillus fumigatus as the cause of infection. The article discusses reports depicting the presence of cerebral aspergillosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
- Subjects
ASPERGILLUS fumigatus; ACUTE myeloid leukemia; MEDICAL records; FEVER; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; EDEMA; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 2013, pS134
- ISSN
0976-3147
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0976-3147.116459