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Paranasal sinus fungus ball: epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis. A retrospective analysis of 173 cases from a single medical center in France, 1989–2002

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Pages 61-67 | Received 26 Dec 2004, Published online: 26 Feb 2010

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