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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Multiple, severe lung infiltrates due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in a patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis: Spontaneous resolution after a two-year follow-up

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Pages 469-473 | Received 15 Jul 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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