Chronic pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis masquerading as lymphangitis carcinomatosa.
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Chronic pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis masquerading as lymphangitis carcinomatosa.
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.41.1.72