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Case Reports

A noninvasive renal fungus ball caused by Rhizopus – a previously unreported manifestation of zygomycosis

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Pages 866-869 | Received 07 Dec 2009, Accepted 11 Feb 2010, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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