Clinical Image: Large Fungus Ball and Pulmonary Embolus
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Pulmonary neoplasia mimicking fungus ball
1. Hospital Santa Catarina de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil. Mailing Address: Dr. Maurício Fabro. Rua Tobias Barreto, 266, ap. 304, Vila Nova. Blumenau, SC, Brazil, 89035-070. E-mail: mauriciofabro@hotmail.com. There is no defined treatment for PVT, and possible treatment strategies include use of anticoagulant drugs, NSAIDs, elastic socks and rest. However, the different therapies have shown ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Medicine Forum
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2325-2863
DOI: 10.29046/tmf.010.1.028