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. 2022 May 21:9:2333794X221098829.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X221098829. eCollection 2022.

Neurological Involvement Complicating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Ibrahima Dokal Diallo  1   2 , Najlae Lrhorfi  1   2 , Wend-Yam Mohamed Traoré  1   2 , Behyamet Onka  1   2 , Latifa Chat  1   2 , Nazik Allali  1   2
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Neurological Involvement Complicating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Ibrahima Dokal Diallo et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .

Abstract

Cerebral aspergillosis is a fungal infection with a bad prognosis. It usually occurs in immunocompromised patients and manifests itself .Cross-sectional imaging reveals suggestive lesions.

Keywords: brain MRI; cerebral aspergillosis –; immunosupression –.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(a, b, c) CT sections in 3 planes, in parenchymal window, showing multiple solid nodules of random distribution, surrounded by halots of ground glass.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Bilateral asymmetric subcortical signal abnormalities predominantly fronto-parieto-occipital on the left corona radiata and U-shaped fibers in T2/FLAIR hypersignal (a and b), T1 hyposignal (c), variable in DWI (d) showing heterogeneous gyriform and annular enhancement in some areas (e), related to microabscesses. Microbleeds are also seen (f), reflecting hemorrhagic necrosis.
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