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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 171-172 |
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Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma
Prem Parkash Gupta1, Sanjay Fotedar1, Dipti Agarwal2, Sarita Magu3, Kuldeep Saini1
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
2 Department of Physiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India
Correspondence Address:
Prem Parkash Gupta
Department of Respiratory Medicine, 9J/17, Medical Enclave, PGIMS, Rohtak- 124 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.36554
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Pneumothorax due to mycetoma is extremely rare and has been described only in patients undergoing intensive cytotoxic therapy for hematologic malignancies. A non-immunocompromised subject presenting with pneumothorax due to rupture of the mycetoma into the pleural cavity is being described here. |
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