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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 16;2022(3):omac015.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac015. eCollection 2022 Mar.

The diagnostic challenge of identifying miliary tuberculosis with chest radiography

Yoji Hoshina  1 , Yu Li  1 , Kazutaka Noda  1 , Masatomi Ikusaka  1
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The diagnostic challenge of identifying miliary tuberculosis with chest radiography

Yoji Hoshina et al. Oxf Med Case Reports. .
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(a) Chest radiography performed 2 weeks prior to presentation. (b) Chest radiography on presentation.
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