Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as Miliary Lung Shadows in an Immunocompetent Child.
Disseminated cryptococcosis is infrequent in immunocompetent children. Pulmonary and central nervous system are the commonly involved sites of infection in an immunocompromised host. We report a fatal case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent host presenting as fever of unknown origi...
| Published in: | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 434 - 438 |
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| Format: | case study Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Oct2018
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