Its role in the preoperative assessment is illustrated with 2 cases. A novel presentation of cryptococcal infection in a renal allograft recipient. Abraham et al report a cryptococcal neoformans infection in a immunocompromised post renal transplant patient. The authors urge a high index of suspicion in such patients. The findings are exciting.
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