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Tumoral form of aspergillosis in central nervous system (cerebral aspergilloma): case report

Aspergiloma cerebral: relato de caso

Aspergillosis of the central nervous system is an uncommon infection, mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. It may be presented in several forms: meningitis, mycotic aneurysms, infarcts and the tumoral form (aspergilloma). The authors report a case of a diabetic patient with cerebral aspergilloma.

Aspergillosis; Diabetes mellitus; Aspergillus; Central nervous system neoplasms


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