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Disseminated cryptococcosis with meningitis, peritonitis, and cryptococcemia in a HIV-negative patient with cirrhosis: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast that causes serious infections in immunocompromised populations. The majority of cases occur in HIV-infected individuals. Disseminated disease is uncommon, and very rarely includes peritonitis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 41...
Autores principales: | Yehia, Baligh Ramzi, Eberlein, Michael, Sisson, Stephen D, Hager, David N |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2783126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946481 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-170 |
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