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Cody Doberstein1, Abass Noor1, David Choi1
1Departments of Neurosurgery, Pathology, and Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.
Abstract:
There have been infrequent reports of isolated central nervous system blastomycosis. We report a case of intracranial epidural abscess secondary to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a patient residing in Rhode Island with a history of remote travel to an endemic area. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are reviewed.
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