Cerebral aspergillosis presenting as a space occupying lesion in an immunocompetent individual
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Elsevier B.V.
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Cerebral aspergillosis has the tendency to occur in immunocompromised patients. Less commonly, immunocompetent individuals can be affected, with neuroimaging findings being difficult to interpret. The diagnosis necessitates imaging of the brain as well as the sinuses with biopsy and pathological confirmation. A surgical excision with aggressive antifungal agents are required for a proper management. This case report describes an immunocompetent patient with cerebral aspergillosis that presented radiologically as a suspicious mass to be diagnosed pathologically and excised surgically. © 2019 The Authors
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Cerebral aspergillosis, Immunocompetence, Neuroimaging, Voriconazole, Adult, Article, Blindness, Case report, Central nervous system aspergillosis, Clinical article, Clinical feature, Computer assisted tomography, Endoscopic biopsy, Follow up, Frontal lobe, Frontal sinus, Glaucoma, Human, Hypertension, Immunocompromised patient, Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Male, Middle aged, Neuroectoderm tumor, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, Priority journal, Treatment outcome