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Actinomycosis presenting as an isolated pleural effusion in a patient with an HIV infection: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Thoracic actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, and progressive infection, especially in patients with HIV. We report a case of thoracic actinomycosis presenting as an isolated pleural effusion in a patient with an HIV infection. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old patient with progressive...

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Autores principales: Park, Jung Wan, Kim, Yon Hee, Lee, Eunjung, Park, Se Yoon, Kim, Tae Hyong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8596954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34789276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-021-00412-5