Intramedullary spinal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host with no extraspinal infection: illustrative case
Invasive aspergillosis is a rare diagnosis that typically arises in immunocompromised patients. This case suggests that this infectious diagnosis should be included in the differential diagnosis even if a patient is immunocompetent and there is no sign of extraspinal infection. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24463.
Authors
- Nima Alan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-205X)
- Juan Pablo Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8400-8944)
- James J. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-897X)
- S. Harrison Farber
- Luke K. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-2205)
- Shefali Srivastava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0673-9654)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-4211)
- Ahmad Aldeiri
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24463
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00