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

Basil Erwin GrüterAnna Maria ReussElisabeth Jane RushingAthina PangaluMarkus Florian Oertel
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
A high index of suspicion for aspergillus infection should be maintained in the setting of immunosuppression. Clinical and radiological findings are often unspecific and even misleading. Definite confirmation usually relies on tissue diagnosis with histochemical stains. Surgical resection is crucial for establishing the diagnosis and guiding therapy with targeted antifungal medications.
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