Renal Parenchymal Malakoplakia Presenting with Abscesses and Hepatic Extension Misdiagnosed as a Malignant Tumor: A Case Report
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Yoon, Sun-Young
(Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Hyo-Jeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) An, Ji-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Su-Jeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Sang-We (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Woo, Jun-Hee (Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Yang-Soo (Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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