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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection presenting as empyema and life threatening pneumothorax: A challenging situation in the emergency department

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in an immunocompetent young patient complicated with empyema and pneumothorax is rarely reported. A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a history of worsening dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. The patient had unstable vital signs on prese...

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Autores principales: Anjum, Shahzad, Tahir, Ramsha, Pathan, Sameer A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4614334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26535176
http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2015.8