Vision loss in an AIDS patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Medical Mycology Case Reports - Tập 24 - Trang 51-53 - 2019
Wafa Ali Aldhaleei1, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula2, Ameera Alhajeri3
1Internal Medicine Specialist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
3Internal Medicine Resident, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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