Melioidosis presenting with mediastinal lymphadenopathy masquerading as malignancy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports - Tập 6 Số 1 - 2012
Kavitha Saravu1, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay2, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara2, BA Shastry1, Kundapura Ramamoorthy1, Sushma Krishna3, Vishwanath Sathyanarayanan1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Karnataka, India
2Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Karnataka, India
3Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin. Kerala, India

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