Medical image of the week: chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis is endemic to the Midwest US and commonly causes an acute infection that presents as a subacute pneumonia. In patients with underlying lung disease, particularly COPD, a subacute pneumonia can evolve into chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis and is characterized by persistent or recurren...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2017/3/1/medical-image-of-the-week-chronic-pulmonary-histoplasmosis.html |