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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...
Autores principales: | Myers, Daniel, McVaney, Brooke, Higginbotham, Zachary |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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