PRIMARY PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
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Pulmonary Cryptococcosis.
INTRODUCTION A 15-year-old previously healthy female presented to the emergency room after 2 months of shortness of breath due to presumed bronchitis and new seizure activity. The patient had previously been treated with 2 courses of antibiotics, prednisone, albuterol, and montelukast. Upon admission the patient underwent a brain MRI that was normal. The patient was subsequently discharged but ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0386-9776
DOI: 10.3919/ringe1963.48.639