Case Report: An Intracranial Aspergillus Infection with Cyst Formation

Yu-Chun Pei1, Guo-Hao Huang1, Guo-Long Liu1

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.

Brain Sciences
|February 25, 2023
PubMed

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