Pulmonary Cryptococcosis That Mimicked Rheumatoid Nodule in Rheumatoid Arthritis Lesion |
Jang, Dong Won
(Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center)
Jeong, Ina (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Kim, Seon Jae (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Kim, Seok Won (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Park, Soo Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Kwon, Yong Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Jeong, Yeon Oh (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Lee, Ji Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) Kim, Bo Sung (Department of Pathology, National Medical Center) Kim, Woo-Shik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) Joh, Joon-Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) |
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