Fungus Before the Fire: Cryptococcal Meningitis Reveals Underlying Follicular Lymphoma.
This article focuses on a case of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in a non-HIV patient who was subsequently diagnosed with asymptomatic low-grade follicular lymphoma, highlighting the association between CM and underlying hematologic malignancies. CM, primarily caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, typica...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 649 - 652 |
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| Formato: | case study diagnostic images letter pictorial Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Jul/Aug2026
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