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15(1): 44-48 <span>DOI:</span> <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.14744/dcybd.2024.3505" target="_blank">10.14744/dcybd.2024.3505</a> </div> </div> <div class="article-buttons"> <a href="/storage/upload/pdfs/1712056940-en.pdf" class="article-button btn btn-outline-primary" target="_blank">Full Text <span>PDF</span></a> </div> <h4>Abstract</h4> <div class="article-abstract"> <p> Central nervous system invasive aspergillosis is a rare and fatal infection that accounts for the majority of brain lesions in immunocompromised patients. A 56-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was admitted to the emergency department with a diagnosis of pneumonia-related sepsis. At presentation, cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging were normal. However, thoracic CT revealed right lung pneumonia, and antibiotic therapy was initiated. Control CT scans performed on the 13th day of admission—because the patient had subsequently become hypotensive and somnolent— revealed halo signs in the lungs and multiple hypodense lesions within the cerebrum, consistent with invasive aspergillosis. A post-contrast cranial CT scan also revealed vascular enhancement within these hypodense lesions, known as the central vascular sign. In conclusion, central nervous system aspergillosis can be diagnosed by means of tubular enhanced foci in hypodense lesions on contrast-enhanced CT scans. </p> </div> <div class="article-keywords"> <span>Keywords:</span> Cranial lesion; Immunosuppression; Invasive aspergillosis; Lymphoma; Sepsis. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </section> </main> <section class="footer py-4"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 e-issn "> E-ISSN: 2717-6428 <br> <div class="text-primary mt-2 fs-6">Journal of Critical and Intensive Care</div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="copyright py-4"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 copyright"> <div class="d-flex justify-content-between"> <div> © Copyright 2024 Journal of Critical and Intensive Care</div> <div> <div><a href="httpss://karepb.com/">www.karepb.com</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="modal fade" id="MailModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="MailModalLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-body"> <form id="SubscribeForm"> <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="Sm6WpPEoTVWmUcSh6qo2J1v3uUKBygEZ2IEJYwXo"> <div class="alert" style="display:none"></div> <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required class="form-control" placeholder="E-mail" aria-label="E-mail address"><br> <div class="text-center"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-light" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" id="SubscribeButton">Submit</button> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha256-kmHvs0B+OpCW5GVHUNjv9rOmY0IvSIRcf7zGUDTDQM8=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.min.js"></script> <script src="/assets/js/main.js"></script> <script src="/assets/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('#SubscribeButton').click(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); $.ajaxSetup({ headers: { 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': $('meta[name="csrf-token"]').attr('content') } }); jQuery.ajax({ url: "https://jcritintensivecare.org/subscribe", method: 'post', data: { email: jQuery('#email').val() }, success: function(result){ jQuery('.alert').attr('class', 'alert alert-success'); jQuery('.alert').show(); jQuery('.alert').html(result.success); }, error: function(result){ jQuery('.alert').attr('class', 'alert alert-danger'); jQuery('.alert').show(); jQuery('.alert').html("Your mail is already added or your mail is incorrected."); }}); }); }); </script> </html>