Fungemia e coroidite por Cryptococcus neoformans relato em portador de SIDA

Fungemia and choroiditis by Cryptococcus neoformans - case report in an AIDS patient

RESUMO

Relatamos um caso de coroidite bilateral por C. neoformans em pacientes portador de SIDA.

Palavras-chave:
SIDA; Coroidites; Cryptococcus neoformans

SUMMARY

In this work, we report a case of bilateral choroiditis by C. neoformans occurred in an AIDS patient.

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Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  Oct 1994