Abstract:
:A case of acute cavitary histoplasmosis in the upper lobes is documented. The relationship of this entity to chronic cavitary histoplasmosis is discussed.
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Chestjournal_title
Chestauthors
Davies SF,Sarosi GAdoi
10.1378/chest.73.1.103subject
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1978-01-01 00:00:00pages
103-5issue
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0012-3692issn
1931-3543pii
S0012-3692(16)61258-8journal_volume
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