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Intracerebral Aspergillus abscess: Case report and review of the literature

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Intracranial aspergillosis is a rare pathologic condition, difficult to treat and often fatal, which generally affects immunodepressed patients. A case of brain abscess secondary to pulmonary localization in a patient with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma is described. The most significant clinico-pathological findings of intracranial aspergillosis are examined in the light of the relevant literature.

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    Marco Artico M. D., Pharm. D., Francesco S. Pastore, Maria Polosa, Shahram Sherkat & Massimiliano Neroni

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Artico, M., Pastore, F.S., Polosa, M. et al. Intracerebral Aspergillus abscess: Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg. Rev. 20, 135–138 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01138199

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