Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 217-221 , May 2005

A case of coccidioidal fungemia initially diagnosed as rhinosporidiosis

  • Eric Wilke, MD
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  • Thomas Ardiles, MD
    • ,
  • Richard W. Carlson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Richard W. Carlson, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School and University of Arizona, 2601 E. Roosevelt 6B09, Phoenix, AZ 85008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.08.008

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 217-221 , May 2005

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