Cryptococcus neoformans peritonitis in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature.

In the absence of coexisting HIV infection Cryptococcus neoformans is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of peritonitis that occurs in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Here, we report on a 39-year-old male, HIV-negative patient with decompensated alcohol toxic liver cirrhosis who de...

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Publicado en:Infection Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 282 - 289
Autores principales: Albert-Braun S, Venema F, Bausch J, Hunfield K, Schäfer V
Formato: case study review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2005
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