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Spinal Epidural Aspergillosis in a Patient With HIV Resulting From Long-Standing (3 Years) Lung Infection

R.D. Murtagh, M.J.D. Post, J. Bruce and K.K. Post
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2008, 29 (1) 122-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0782
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