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LUMBAR SPINAL ASPERGILLUS ABSCESS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

Ebru GÜZEL
Aslan GÜZEL
Serkan ŞİMŞEK
Uyğur ER
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57–59
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Mortality rate may be reduced by surgical decompression and rigorous antifungal therapy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Only a few species of Aspergillus cause infections in humans.
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Key Findings & Data:But, these infections lead highly mortal abscesses by located in the central nervous system and spine.
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Conclusion & Impact:Mortality rate may be reduced by surgical decompression and rigorous antifungal therapy.
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Only a few species of Aspergillus cause infections in humans. But, these infections lead highly mortal abscesses by located in the central nervous system and spine. It is accentuated frequently in the literature that these infections were seen in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this case report is that spinal involvement of Aspergillus should be kept in mind even in immunocompetent patients initially considered as tuberculosis by radiology. Mortality rate may be reduced by surgical decompression and rigorous antifungal therapy.

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GÜZEL, E., GÜZEL, A., ŞİMŞEK, S., ER, U. (2018). LUMBAR SPINAL ASPERGILLUS ABSCESS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 1, 57–59. https://ajindex.com/articles/270703

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