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Liver dysfunction as the presenting feature of disseminated cryptococcosis

Shailaja ShuklaDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge, Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jyoti GargDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge, Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Gunjan MahajanDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge, Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Sunita SharmaDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge, Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
Pages 38-40 | Received 24 Oct 2015, Accepted 04 Feb 2016, Published online: 16 Mar 2016

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