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. 2019 Mar-Apr;36(2):176.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_287_18.

"Pearl" in the lung: Hydatid membrane

Milind Baldi  1 , Sahajal Dhooria  1 , Ritesh Agarwal  1 , Inderpaul Singh Sehgal  1
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"Pearl" in the lung: Hydatid membrane

Milind Baldi et al. Lung India. 2019 Mar-Apr.
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Figure 1
(a) Computed tomography scan showing well-defined cystic lesion in the right upper lobe; (b) bronchoscopic image demonstrating pearly white membranous structure, suggesting membrane of hydatid cyst
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