NeuroID Flashcards
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Patient is receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
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Acutely branching septate hyphae which most likely represent an opportunistic aspergillosis infection.
The organism initially infects the lung and then spreads hematogenously to involve other organs. The brain is second only to the lung as a site of visceral involvement
Frequently manifests as hemorrhagic infarctions.
