Cryptococcal meningitis resulting in irreversible visual impairment in AIDS patients - A report of two cases

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-82

  Ng, C W ^a,b   Lam, M S ^a   Paton, N I J ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cryptococcal meningitis; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; MALE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034135893     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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