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Fonsecaea monophora cerebral phaeohyphomycosis: case report of successful surgical excision and voriconazole treatment and review

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Pages 769-774 | Received 19 Aug 2009, Accepted 08 Nov 2009, Published online: 26 Jan 2010

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