Cystic teratoma mimicking recurrent pleural effusion, complicated by Mycobacterium abscessus infection
Teratomas of anterior mediastinum are rare. They are often slow growing, asymptomatic, and detected incidentally on chest imaging. Mycobacterium abscessus (M.abscessus) is an acid-fast bacillus that is classified as a pathogenic "rapid growing" non-tuberculous mycobacteria. It is an uncomm...
| Published in: | Respirology Case Reports |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002213644&doi=10.1002%2frcr2.155&partnerID=40&md5=c0e0afca222988ae2855749c035d038a |