Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis presenting as spontaneous jejunal perforation in a nonimmunocompromised host

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1196-1199

  Chaitowitz, Mark ^a,b   Shaw, Marie Leen ^a   Mokoena, Taole R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Gastrointestinal infection; Intestinal perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; JEJUNAL DISEASES; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038203132     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023797603364     Document Type: Article

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