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Calcified Pulmonary Nodules Identified in a 350-Year-Old-Joseon Mummy: the First Report on Ancient Pulmonary Tuberculosis from Archaeologically Obtained Pre-modern Korean Samples

We found calcified pulmonary nodules in a middle-aged female mummy discovered from 350-yr-old Joseon tomb of Korea. In the CT scan, we found six radiopaque nodules in right lung, through the levels of thoracic vertebrae 1 to 6. We also found presumptive pleural adhesions in right thoracic cavity of...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yi-Suk, Lee, In Sun, Oh, Chang Seok, Kim, Myeung Ju, Cha, Soon Chul, Shin, Dong Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770051
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.1.147