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Case Report

Case study: Idiopathic hemothorax in a patient with status asthmaticus

Peter A. RickettiDepartment of Allergy/Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, DO,
David W. UnkleMercer Allergy & Pulmonary Associates, LLC, Pulmonary, Trenton, NJ, USA
, MSN, APN,
Richard LockeyUniversity of South Florida, Allergy/Immunology, Tampa, FL, USA
, MD,
Dennis J. CleriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seton Hall University, Wayne, NJ, USA
, MD &
Anthony J. RickettiMercer Allergy & Pulmonary Associates, LLC, Pulmonary, Trenton, NJ, USA
, MD
Pages 770-773 | Received 07 Nov 2015, Accepted 14 Feb 2016, Published online: 16 Jun 2016

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