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Tuberculosis of the rare azygos lobe of the right lung

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis is not only a highly contagious infectious disease, but also one of the top causes of death globally, especially in developing countries. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, and tuberculosis of the azyg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abo-Zed, Abdelrhman, Yassin, Mohamed, Phan, Tung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8348907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101424
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Sumario:Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis is not only a highly contagious infectious disease, but also one of the top causes of death globally, especially in developing countries. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, and tuberculosis of the azygos lobe of the lung is extremely rare. This case report presents such a unique finding.