title: Cerebral vasculitis caused by Aspergillus simulating ischemic stroke in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Although Aspergillus is widespread, clinically significant disease is rare in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of an otherwise healthy individual who developed cerebral vasculitis and stroke symptoms from Aspergillus, to raise awareness of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Herlon Saraiva
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Thiago Rodrigo
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalabrini-Neto
authors.forename: Irineu Tadeu
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Velasco
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology