Deafness and blindness in a HIV-positive patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Postgraduate Medical Journal - Tập 72 Số 851 - Trang 575-575 - 1996
José Luís Prada1, José Miguel Cisneros1, José María Kindelán1, Rafael Jurado1, J. L. Villanueva1, Mireia Navarro2, María José Pedraja Linares3
1Section of Infectious Diseases Avda Menendez Pidal s/n 14004 Cordoba , Spain
2Service of Otolaryngology Avda Menendez Pidal s/n 14004 Cordoba , Spain
3Service of Microbiology Hospital Reina Sofia Avda Menendez Pidal s/n 14004 Cordoba , Spain

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