Refractory thoracic conidiobolomycosis treated with mepolizumab immunotherapy.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract

Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Published: June 2021

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