Primary Cavitary Sarcoidosis: A Diagnostic Challenge for the Clinician.

Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed)

Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Published: July 2018

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