Publication: An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis
An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis
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Grüter, B. E., Reuss, A. M., Rushing, E. J., Pangalu, A., & Oertel, M. F. (2021). An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 537. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06176-7
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BACKGROUND: Invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system is a rare but increasingly prevalent disease. We present the unusual case of an immunosuppressed patient suffering from unexpected superinfected invasive aspergillosis with cerebral, pulmonal, and adrenal manifestations, mimicking a metastasized bronchial carcinoma. This report reveals the importance of including aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of a cerebral mass lesion in the light of unspecific clinical findings. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old immunocompr
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- Rushing, Elisabeth Jane
- Pangalu, Athina
- Oertel, Markus Florian
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Grüter, B. E., Reuss, A. M., Rushing, E. J., Pangalu, A., & Oertel, M. F. (2021). An unexpected intracerebral lesion - case report of a superinfected aspergillosis mimicking a brain metastasis. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, 537. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06176-7
