Soap bubble appearance in brain magnetic resonance imaging: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
Although cryptococcal infections begin in the lungs, meningoencephalitis is the most frequently encountered manifestation of cryptococcosis among individuals with advanced immunosuppression. As the infection progresses along the Virchow-Robin spaces, these structures may become dilated with mucoid m...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2013-09-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000500658&lng=en&tlng=en |