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. 1996 Sep;72(851):575. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.851.575

Deafness and blindness in a HIV-positive patient with cryptococcal meningitis.

J L Prada, J Torre-Cisneros, J M Kindelan, R Jurado, J L Villanueva, M Navarro, M J Linares
PMCID: PMC2398570  PMID: 8949603

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