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Spinal Intramedullary Abscess of Blastomycosis Etiology in an Immunocompetent 19-Year-Old Male

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2025

Malavan Ragulojan Open the ORCID record for Malavan Ragulojan [Opens in a new window] ,
Ahmed Alnemari ,
Charles Agbi  and
Safraz Mohammed Open the ORCID record for Safraz Mohammed [Opens in a new window]
Malavan Ragulojan
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ahmed Alnemari
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Charles Agbi
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Safraz Mohammed*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Safraz Mohammed; Email: smohammed@toh.ca
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Keywords

infections of the nervous systemspineblastomycosis

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Letter to the Editor: New Observation
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 52 , Issue 5 , September 2025 , pp. 876 - 879
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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