Fatal-stroke syndrome revealing fungal cerebral vasculitis due to Arthrographis kalrae in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3152-3155

  Pichon, N ^a   Ajzenberg, D ^a,b   Desnos Ollivier, M ^c   Clavel, M ^a   Gantier, J C ^c   Labrousse, F ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHIS KALRAE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADULT; ASCOMYCOTA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE; SYNDROME; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ARTHROGRAPHIS KALRAE; FUNGI;

EID: 53649111157     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00800-08     Document Type: Article

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