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Pneumothorax and empyema complicating Scedosporium apiospermum mycetoma: not just a problem in the immunocompromised patients

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  1. Respiratory Department CREST, St. James Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

    T. Hassan & R. Fahy

  2. Histopathology Department, St. James Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

    S. Nicholson

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Hassan, T., Nicholson, S. & Fahy, R. Pneumothorax and empyema complicating Scedosporium apiospermum mycetoma: not just a problem in the immunocompromised patients. Ir J Med Sci 180, 931–932 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-010-0621-0

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