Primary intestinal cryptococcosis mimicking adenomatous polyp in an HIV- negative patient

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1592-1593

  Melato, Mauro ^a   Gorji, Nader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032173015     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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