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Central nervous system histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient

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  1. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Yen F. Tai, Dimitri M. Kullmann, Robin S. Howard, Nicholas P. Hirsch, Tamas Revesz & Siobhan M. Leary

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    Geoffrey M. Scott

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Tai, Y.F., Kullmann, D.M., Howard, R.S. et al. Central nervous system histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient. J Neurol 257, 1931–1933 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5629-x

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