Pulmonary actinomycosis: a clinical surprise!
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Pulmonary actinomycosis: a clinical surprise!
To cite: Mani RK, Mishra V, Singh PK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218959 DESCRIPTION A 65 year-old man with diabetes presented with a brief febrile illness, extreme debility and respiratory distress. X-ray chest showed a right lower lobe consolidation. A clinical diagnosis of severe community-acquired pneumonia was made for which he ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218959