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Necrotizing cervical lymphadenitis due to disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum infection

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden Medical University Center, Room C5-P-41, Post Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. A. A. Meijer & L. G. Visser

  2. Department of Ear Nose and Throat Diseases, Leiden Medical University Center, Post Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    E. V. Sjögren

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    E. Kuijper

  4. Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 9600, 2300, RC Leiden, The Netherlands

    B. M. Verbist

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Meijer, J.A.A., Sjögren, E.V., Kuijper, E. et al. Necrotizing cervical lymphadenitis due to disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum infection. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 574–576 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1371-1

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