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Case Report

Incidental Finding of an Aspergillus Pseudoaneurysm in the Ascending Aorta of an Immunocompetent Patient

Rola Ali1 Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;2 Department of Medicine, Fakeeh College of Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;3 Department of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, PalestineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdullah Elhosiny1 Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;2 Department of Medicine, Fakeeh College of Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-1732
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Seraj Abualnaja2 Department of Medicine, Fakeeh College of Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;4 Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ghassan Baslaim2 Department of Medicine, Fakeeh College of Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;4 Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Pages 843-847 | Published online: 22 Dec 2021

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