Aspergillus flavus endocarditis and meningitis in a child with marfan syndrome

• Main Authors: Azam Fattahi (Author), Shirin Sayyahfar (Author), Ensieh Lotfali (Author), Reza Ghasemi (Author), Hojjat Mortezaeian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Aspergillus species are implicated as the etiology of approximately 26% of endocarditis cases. Central nervous system aspergillosis is a life-threatening condition that has a mortality rate of 80%. Case report: Herein, we report a four- year- old female who was admitted to th...