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Case Report

Vertebral cryptococcosis simulating tuberculosis

SK Gupta Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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R Chhabra Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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BS Sharma Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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A Das Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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VK Khosla Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Pages 556-559 | Received 02 Oct 2002, Accepted 18 Aug 2003, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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