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Severe cerebral aspergillosis after liver transplant |
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| Authors: | V. Leung A. Stefanovic D. Sheppard |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;, Departments of Medicine &Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Abstract: | V. Leung, A. Stefanovic, D. Sheppard. Severe cerebral aspergillosis after liver transplant. Transpl Infect Dis 2010: 12: 51–53. All rights reserved Abstract: Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare complication of liver transplantation. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple brain lesions discovered 8 days after orthotopic liver transplant for autoimmune hepatitis. The epidemiology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic strategies, and management of cerebral aspergillosis are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Aspergillus fumigatus cerebral aspergillosis liver transplant |