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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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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732101/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727371 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.36554 |
| Sumario: | 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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