Successful Treatment of Aspergillus Brain Abscess with Itraconazole and Interferon- in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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- 15 May 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (10) , e137-e139
- https://doi.org/10.1086/320158
Abstract
This report describes the successful treatment of Aspergillus brain abscess in a boy with chronic granulomatous disease.Keywords
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