LIMBAL AND CHOROIDAL CRYPTOCOCCUS INFECTION IN THE ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME
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1995-10-01
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Muccioli, Cristina 
Belfort, Rubens Junior
Neves, Renato
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PURPOSE: A 30-year-old patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) had limbal nodules and multifocal choroidal lesions.METHODS: A biopsy of the limbal nodules was performed.RESULTS: The biopsy showed Cryptococcus neoformans surrounded by thick mucinous capsules without inflammatory cell infiltration.CONCLUSION: In the differential diagnosis of limbal mass in patients with AIDS, cryptococcal infection should be considered.
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American Journal Of Ophthalmology. Chicago: Ophthalmic Publ Co, v. 120, n. 4, p. 539-540, 1995.