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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;13(1):20-72.
doi: 10.1155/2002/374705.

A typical atypical pneumonia

J Mikhael  1 , S Humphrey, M Jabi, Ad Badley
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Case Reports

A typical atypical pneumonia

J Mikhael et al. Can J Infect Dis. 2002 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiography before therapy. X-ray reveals a diamond-shaped opacity in the left mid-lung zone
Figure 2
Figure 2
A Before therapy, a lung biopsy demonstrated Cryptococcus species in blue (arrow). (PAP stain, original magnification x 60). B Before therapy, lung biopsy demonstrated Cryptococcus neoformans capsule in dark pink (arrow). (Mucin stain, original magnification x 60)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest radiography after completion of therapy (six months later). X-ray reveals a resolution of the infiltrate with minimal scarring
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