Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma
Pneumothorax due to mycetoma is extremely rare and has been described only in patients undergoing intensive cytotoxic therapy for hematologic malignancies. A non-immunocompromised subject presenting with pneumothorax due to rupture of the mycetoma into the pleural cavity is being described here.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2007;volume=2;issue=4;spage=171;epage=172;aulast=Gupta |