2003•Sao Paulo Medical JournalOpen access

Tumoral form of aspergillosis in central nervous system (cerebral aspergilloma): case report

Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo‬‬‬, Erich Talamoni Fonoff, Marcos Q. T. Gomes, E. M. L. Macedo, Raul Marino Júnior

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Aspergillosis of the central nervous system is an uncommon infection, mainly occurring in immunocompromised patients. It may be presented in several forms: meningitis, mycotic aneurysms, infarcts and the tumoral form (aspergilloma). The authors report a case of a diabetic patient with cerebral aspergilloma.

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Key concepts: Aspergilloma, Medicine, Aspergillosis, Central nervous system, Meningitis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Mycosis, Pathology