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Cryptococcosis of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Lesley A. Smallman ,
Olga P. R. Stores ,
M. G. Watson  and
D. W. Proops
Lesley A. Smallman*
Affiliation:
The Department of Pathology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham
Olga P. R. Stores
Affiliation:
The Department of Pathology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham
M. G. Watson
Affiliation:
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
D. W. Proops
Affiliation:
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
*
Dr Lesley A. Smallman, Senior Lecturer in Pathology, Department of Pathology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TJ
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Abstract

An unusual case of cryptococcosis of the larynx is described in a non-immunocompromised patient. To our knowledge this is the second reported case in the literature.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 214 - 215
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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