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Case Reports
. 1991 Sep;46(9):683-4.
doi: 10.1136/thx.46.9.683.

Pancoast's syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex

O Vandenplas  1 , C Mercenier, J P Trigaux, L Delaunois
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Case Reports

Pancoast's syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex

O Vandenplas et al. Thorax. 1991 Sep.

Abstract

A case of Pancoast's syndrome was caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex. The infection extended to extrapleural structures of the thoracic inlet.

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