Intracranial aspergilloma in immunocompetent patients successfully treated with radical surgical intervention and antifungal therapy - Case series

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 783-787

  Srinivasan, U S ^a,b  

^a MIOT Hospital   (India)

^b Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; Central nervous system aspergillosis; Itraconazole; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRACRANIAL ASPERGILLOMA; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549112881     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v37n9p783     Document Type: Article

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