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In recent years, health care workers have shown a growing interest in tuberculosis (TB) and its most frequent location - the lungs. This is a direct result of the increased number of cases, in apparently normal subjects as well as those suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (1–5).
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Pirronti, T., Manfredi, R., Marano, P. (2001). Diagnostic Imaging of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. In: Sperber, M. (eds) Radiologic Diagnosis of Chest Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0693-7_14
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