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. 2003;48(6):1196–1199. doi: 10.1023/A:1023797603364

CASE REPORT: Gastrointestinal Cryptococcosis Presenting as Spontaneous Jejunal Perforation in a Nonimmunocompromised Host

Mark Chaitowitz 1, Marie-Leen Shaw 1, Taole R Mokoena 1
PMCID: PMC7101658  PMID: 12822885

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