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A case of disseminated cryptococcus in an immunocompetent individual necessitating ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Cryptococcosis is a rare fungal disease causes primarily by two opportunistic organisms. It is usually seen in the immunocompromised but rarely it can infect immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of disseminated cryptococcus manifesting as cryptococcal meningitis in a young immunocompetent...

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Autores principales: Myers, Daniel, McVaney, Brooke, Higginbotham, Zachary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.03.001