Recurrent cryptococcal choroiditis in a renal transplant patient: Clinicopathologic study

Retina

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-276

  Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a   Gopal, Lingam ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a   Parikh, Sunil ^a   Madhavan, Hajib N ^a   Badrinath, Sengamedu S ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROIDITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0031747412     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199803000-00014     Document Type: Article

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