Crippling Cryptococcus: The Complexity of Unraveling Cryptococcal Meningitis in Recurrent Falls.
The article describes the case of a 76-year-old man with hyperthryroidism, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension who struggled psychologically and emotionally over his loss of function and financial independence. Topics include changes from his previous patient and well-mannered nature, his...
| Published in: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 1656 - 1659 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2025
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