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. 2023 May-Jun;27(3):102761.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.102761. Epub 2023 Mar 25.

Cystic pneumonia in a patient with AIDS

Vincent Guiraud  1 , Simon Bessis  2
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Cystic pneumonia in a patient with AIDS

Vincent Guiraud et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2023 May-Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Fig. 1
Axial CT image at the apex (A) and at the level below the tracheal bifurcation (B). Coronal CT image of the lungs (C).
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