Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma
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Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma
Pneumothorax due to mycetoma is extremely rare and has been described only in patients undergoing intensive cytotoxic therapy for hematologic malignancies. A non-immunocompromised subject presenting with pneumothorax due to rupture of the mycetoma into the pleural cavity is being described here.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Thoracic Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1817-1737
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.36554