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. 2011 Jul;28(3):222-5.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.83987.

A cavitary lesion in the lung crossing the fissure

Basavanagowdappa Hathur  1 , P A Mahesh, Suresh M Babu, Vijayakumar G Shankarappa, B S Jayaraj
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A cavitary lesion in the lung crossing the fissure

Basavanagowdappa Hathur et al. Lung India. 2011 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray PA view showing a consolidation in the right upper lobe with cavitation, infiltrating through the minor fissure. A patchy consolidation is also noted in the left mid zone
Figure 2
Figure 2
Weak acid staining (1%) by modified ZN staining revealed branching acid fast bacilli (Magnification, ×1000)
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