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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(3):350-4
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Histoplasma Pyomyositis in a Patient with Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Case-Based Review of Literature
Harikrishnan Gangadharan Nair1, Amita Aggarwal1, R Naveen1, Rungmei SK Marak2, Rachna Agarwal3, Latika Gupta1
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1. Departments of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, 2. Microbiology and 3. Ophthalmology Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

Harikrishnan Gangadharan Nair , Amita Aggarwal, R Naveen, Rungmei SK Marak, Latika Gupta

Keywords: Histoplasma capsulatum, myositis, pyomyositis, anti-synthetase syndrome, histoplasmosis
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