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Successful Treatment of Cerebral Aspergillosis in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Jingwen Luo, X Wang, Yutao Yang, Tu Lan, MA Ashraf, Qing Mao

West Indian Medical Journal · 2016 · 13 citations · 6 references

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We report a case of a patient with AIDS and a brain abscess caused by aspergillus, who underwent neurosurgical excision of the lesion and received subsequent therapy with voriconazole. The patient suffered from intracranial hypertension and visual disorders.

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