Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in an HIV-infected Patient
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Received for publication: August 10, 2011. Reprint request: Panuwat Wongkulab, M.D., Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. E-mail: [email protected]
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