A 58‐year‐old man with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple strokes

A 58‐year‐old male with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with fever, chest pain, and acute‐onset neurological deficits suggestive of multiple strokes (A). Brain autopsy revealed softening areas in the brain parenchyma (B, C) corresponding to extensive necrosis (D) caused by neuroinvasio...

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Autores principales: Magrinelli, Francesca, Mariotto, Sara, Nadali, Gianpaolo, Todeschini, Giuseppe, Lanzafame, Massimiliano, Cavallaro, Tiziana, Monaco, Salvatore, Ferrari, Sergio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8549026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34327765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bpa.13004
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Sumario:A 58‐year‐old male with B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with fever, chest pain, and acute‐onset neurological deficits suggestive of multiple strokes (A). Brain autopsy revealed softening areas in the brain parenchyma (B, C) corresponding to extensive necrosis (D) caused by neuroinvasion by Aspergillus hyphae (E, F) necrosis (D) caused by neuroinvasion by Aspergillus hyphae (E, F). [Image: see text]

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