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Cryptococcal meningitis - The doctor dictates: Lumbar puncture was performed and the CSF showed - padiddy
Posted: Apr 26, 2010
The doctor dictates: Lumbar puncture was performed and the CSF showed cryptococcal trough 1:512. "India ink pains were positive" Has anyone ever heard of this? If so what does "India ink" pains mean?
probably India ink "stains" nm - 1mt
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Cryptococcal meningitis - padiddy
[ In Reply To ..]Thanks 1mt....I thought that might have been what he meant, but there was so much talking in noise in the background I could not be sure.
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