CEREBRAL VASCULITIS CAUSED BY ASPERGILLUS SIMULATING ISCHEMIC STROKE IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

被引：19

作者：

Martins, Herlon Saraiva ^{[1
]}

da Silva, Thiago Rodrigo ^{[1
]}

Scalabrini-Neto, Augusto ^{[1
]}

Velasco, Irineu Tadeu ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Inst Cent HC, Dept Emergency Med, BR-05403900 Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2010年 / 38卷 / 05期

关键词：

CNS vasculitis; Aspergillus; neuroaspergillosis; immunocompetence; cerebrovascular accident; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; FEATURES; ADULT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.062

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Although Aspergillus is widespread, clinically significant disease is rare in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of an otherwise healthy individual who developed cerebral vasculitis and stroke symptoms from Aspergillus, to raise awareness of this entity. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc.

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页码：597 / 600

页数：4

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