Cerebral Mucormycosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor

Yin Liu1*, Christopher Toensing2, Linette Sande-Lopez3, Tanya Minasian4 and Sheri Harder2 1Department of Pediatrics/Child Neurology, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, USA 2Department of Radiology/Neuroradiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, USA 3Department of Pediatrics/Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, USA 4Department of Neurosurgery/Pediatric Neurology, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, USA Submission: December 05, 2018; Published: December 14, 2018 *Corresponding author: Yin Liu, Department of Pediatrics & Child Neurology, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, 11175 Campus Street, Coleman Pavilion Suite 11121, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA

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