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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 5/2009

Open Access 01-05-2009 | Correspondence

Occult pleural cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised patient

Authors: S. K. Kamminga, C. Boer, A. A. Rijkeboer, M. A. Paul, A. Vonk Noordegraaf, R. J. Strack van Schijndel

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 5/2009

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Sir: Cryptococcosis is a rare opportunistic, invasive, fungal, life-threatening infection, which occurs in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. In immunocompromised patients, the signs of cryptococcosis can easily be confused by the symptoms of the primary disease, which may delay adequate treatment [1]. …
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Title
Occult pleural cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised patient
Authors
S. K. Kamminga
C. Boer
A. A. Rijkeboer
M. A. Paul
A. Vonk Noordegraaf
R. J. Strack van Schijndel
Publication date
01-05-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1347-6

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