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Spinal cord aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients

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Aspergillus is the most common fungal infectious pathogen in immunocompromised individuals, but the diagnosis is hard to obtain. I a patient with spinal cord involvement, MRI groved to be excellent.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    S. L. Parker M.D. & W. L. Smith

  2. Department of Pathology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    M. J. Laszewski

  3. Department of Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    M. E. Trigg

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Parker, S.L., Laszewski, M.J., Trigg, M.E. et al. Spinal cord aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients. Pediatr Radiol 20, 351–352 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013175

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