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Rapidly growing mycobacterial lung

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Rapidly growing mycobacterial lung infection in association with esophageal disorders
Esophageal or other swallowing disorders complicated by lipoid pneumonia are reported to be associated with pulmonary infections caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria. Herein we describe a 63-year-old woman with achalasia of the esophagus complicated by lung infection with Mycobacterium chelonae ...
January 1, 1999; Mayo Clinic Proceedings

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