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. 2025 Nov 1;42(6):555-556.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_320_25. Epub 2025 Oct 24.

Does echinococcosis in a tanner represent a neglected occupational lung disease?

Pavlos Siozos  1 , Sofoklis Mitsos  2 , Thomas Raptakis  1 , Anna Karakatsani  1
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Does echinococcosis in a tanner represent a neglected occupational lung disease?

Pavlos Siozos et al. Lung India. .
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Figure 1
Echinococcus cyst on liver
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Figure 2
Lesion on the right upper pulmonary lobe (arrow)
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