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doi: 10.1007/BF00342923.
Cerebral mucormycosis--a case report
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF00342923
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Case Reports
Cerebral mucormycosis--a case report
Neuroradiology.
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Abstract
A case of cerebral fungal granuloma with histological evidence of vasculitis is reported and the literature briefly reviewed. The value of surgery and chemotherapy for this entity which cured the patient without any sequelae of the disease process or chemotherapeutic agent is emphasized.
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