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A unique pneumopathy in a patient with skin nodules and abscesses

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Damiani, G., di Meo, N. & Marzano, A.V. A unique pneumopathy in a patient with skin nodules and abscesses. Intern Emerg Med 12, 637–640 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1658-0

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