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Autologous blood-patch pleurodesis for persistent air leak in an AIDS patient with pneumothorax

Haris Pataila Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-9224
, MDORCID Icon &
Hassan Patailb Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Jacobi Medical Center, The Bronx, New York
, MD
Pages 263-265 | Received 13 Oct 2022, Accepted 17 Dec 2022, Published online: 09 Jan 2023

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