Humidifier lung
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Mycobacterium gordonae-induced humidifier lung
BACKGROUND Nontuberculous mycobacteria are well known to be a cause of hot tub lung, however, to our knowledge, there exists no case report of humidifier lung induced by mycobacteria. CASE PRESENTATION A case of a nonimmunocompromised female patient with Mycobacterium gordonae-induced humidifier lung is described. She spontaneously recovered after discontinuing ultrasonic humidifier use. When...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz061