Occam's razor... blunted.
Occam's razor, [When there are two competing theories making the same prediction, the simpler one is chosen], is a popular method in making clinical diagnosis. This theory gets 'blunted' in our case report, as our immunocompromised patient was found to have multiple non-related aetiologies for a single pathological event.
Saha
Indranil
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Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore-632002, Tamil Nadu, India. indranil124saha@yahoo.co.in
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