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Case Studies

Actinomycosis of the breast and lungs

Herbert L. FredDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
Gabriel M. AisenbergDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-1427
, MD ORCID Icon &
Hendrik A. van DijkDepartment of Graphic Communications, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas
Pages 65-66 | Received 17 Oct 2018, Accepted 22 Oct 2018, Published online: 24 Jan 2019

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