Spontaneous pneumothorax as an atypical presentation of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis: A case report with emphasis on the imaging findings

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pereira, Mariana Leite ^a   Marchiori, Edson ^a   Zanetti, Gláucia ^a   Abdalla, Guilherme ^a   Ventura, Nina ^a   Constantino, Carolina Pesce Lamas ^a   Brandão, Viviane ^a   Martins, Pedro ^a   Canellas, Rodrigo ^a   Muccillo, Antonio ^a   De Oliveira, Romulo Varella ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 85008452578     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/961984     Document Type: Article

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