Cryptococcosis in HIV negative patients: Findings on chest radiography

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 554-557

  Roebuck, Derek J ^a,b   Fisher, Dale A ^a   Currie, Bart J ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Diagnosis; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031867515     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.7.554     Document Type: Article

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