Cerebral Air Embolism from Angioinvasive Cavitary Aspergillosis

Background. Nontraumatic cerebral air embolism cases are rare. We report a case of an air embolism resulting in cerebral infarction related to angioinvasive cavitary aspergillosis. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports associating these two conditions together. Case Presentation. A 3...

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Main Authors: Chen Lin, George A. Barrio, Lynne M. Hurwitz, Peter G. Kranz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/406106