Intra-abdominal Cryptococcosis by Cryptococcus gattii: Case Report and Review

Mycopathologia

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-85

  Araújo, Bruno S ^a   Bay, Monica ^a   Reichert, Roberta ^a   Goldani, Luciano Z ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus gattii; Gastrointestinal; Intra abdominal

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOPSY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84862002815     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9517-4     Document Type: Review

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