Ruptured fungal aneurysm of the peripheral middle cerebral artery caused by Lomentospora infection: A case report and literature review
Background: Infection of Lomentospora (Scedosporium) spp. is very rare but high mortality. Above all, a fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp. is extremely rare. The prognosis of ruptured fungal aneurysm due to Lomentospora spp. is remarkably poor in spite of proper surgical treatment and chemothe...
Main Authors: | Sho Takata, Akira Tamase, Yasuhiko Hayashi, Kazushi Anzawa, Akihiro Shioya, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Hideaki Iizuka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920300414 |
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