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Paracoccidioidomycosis of the Central Nervous System: CT and MR Imaging Findings

M. Rosa Júnior, A.C. Amorim, I.V. Baldon, L.A. Martins, R.M. Pereira, R.P. Campos, S.S. Gonçalves, T.R.G. Velloso, P. Peçanha and A. Falqueto
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2019, 40 (10) 1681-1688; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6203
M. Rosa Júnior
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.R.J.)
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A.C. Amorim
bRadiology (A.C.A., I.V.B., L.A.M., R.M.P.), Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, HUCAM/UFES/EBSERH, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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I.V. Baldon
bRadiology (A.C.A., I.V.B., L.A.M., R.M.P.), Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, HUCAM/UFES/EBSERH, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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L.A. Martins
bRadiology (A.C.A., I.V.B., L.A.M., R.M.P.), Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, HUCAM/UFES/EBSERH, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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R.M. Pereira
bRadiology (A.C.A., I.V.B., L.A.M., R.M.P.), Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, HUCAM/UFES/EBSERH, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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R.P. Campos
cDepartment of Neuroradiology (R.P.C.), Hospital Meridional, Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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fInfectious Disease (P.P., A.F.), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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