Mycobacterium avium Infection Presenting as Endobronchial Lesions in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Lee, Jae Hee
(Department of Internal Medicine, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University)
Son, Kyung Sik (Department of Radiology, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Park, Ji Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Jun Chol (Department of Internal Medicine, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Lee, Hyun Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Gumi CHA Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) Kim, Chang Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) |
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