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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2023;34(4):560-4
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A Case of Multi-Drug Resistant Tubercular Pyomyositis in an Immunosuppressed Patient Presenting as Bacterial Infection
Ujjwol Risal1, Suravi Pandey1, Pradeep Raj Regmi2, Anup Subedee3
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1Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu, Nepal

2Department of Radiology, Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu, Nepal

3Department of Internal Medicine, Kirtipur Hospital, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

U Risal

Keywords: pyomyositis, immunosuppressed, MDR TB
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