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Editorial
. 2024 Oct 16;62(10):e0029824.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.00298-24. Epub 2024 Oct 16.

Photo Quiz: Eccentric target sign in renal transplant recipient

Mahdi Ouafi  1 , Caroline Couvreur  1 , Arnaud Salmon-Rousseau  2 , Anne-Sophie Deleplancque  1 , Sarah Stabler  2 , Claude-Alain Maurage  3 , Camille Cordier  1   4
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Photo Quiz: Eccentric target sign in renal transplant recipient

Mahdi Ouafi et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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(A) Brain MRI T1 Fat Sat sequence injected with gadolinium, sagittal section. Nodular cystic lesion with ring enhancement and a small nodule (eccentric target sign). (B to E) Histology of the brain biopsy revealing cellular structures (indicated by black arrows) on Giemsa smears (B and C), hematoxylin-eosin-saffron staining (D), and strong immunoreactivity with specific antibodies (E).
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