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Case Report

Cavitary lung lesion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: an unusual manifestation of cytomegalovirus pneumonitis

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Pages 285-289 | Received 26 Jul 2007, Accepted 03 Dec 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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