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Pleurisy Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in a Young Patient with Dermatomyositis: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
M. abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) and is the most common cause of pulmonary RGM infection. M. abscessus pleurisy is extremely rare. We herein report the case of a young patient with M. abscessus pleurisy without any lung lesions. A laboratory analysis of the pleural effusion revea...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5919860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29269658 http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9537-17 |