Bacterial pseudomycosis: a rare cause of haemoptysis
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Bacterial pseudomycosis: a rare cause of haemoptysis.
Pulmonary bacterial pseudomycosis, also referred to as botryomycosis, is a very rare, indolent illness that has been described mostly in patients with immunological problems. The histological appearance is similar to that of actinomycosis; however, various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis. We illustrate a rapidly progressive case of pulmonary bac...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0000-0000,0903-1936
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.94.07091712