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Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis at a tertiary healthcare center in Saudi Arabia

Mayyadah H. Alabdely, Abdullah S. Alolayan, Reem S. Almaghrabi and Hail M. Al-Abdely
Neurosciences Journal April 2023, 28 (2) 136-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2023.2.20220118

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