Fungus ball in the nasal cavity mimicking a rhinolith
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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: [email protected]. 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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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215490