Fungal cerebellar tonsillar abscess as a cause of quadriparesis
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Fungal cerebellar tonsillar abscess as a cause of quadriparesis.
Of the two reported immunocompetent patients with an isolated cerebellar aspergilloma, one was an adult[3] and another was an infant (his immune status being debatable).[4] The source of infection in our patient is unclear. Though Aspergillus is known to reside in tuberculous cavities, the chest X-rays did not reveal cavitatory lesions or a fungal ball. The other possibility is that he suffered...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology India
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0028-3886
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.35699