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ArticleClinical case reports2021

Mediastinal cystic teratoma misdiagnosed as pleural tuberculosis: A case report and review of 53 cases revealed by pleural effusion.

Patrick D M C Katoto, Liliane N Byamungu

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Patrick D M C KatotoDivision of Respiratory Medicine & Centre for Tropical Diseases and Global Health Department of Internal Medicine Catholic University of Bukavu Bukavu Congo.
Liliane N ByamunguDepartment of Paediatric University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.

Funding

University of Pittsburgh HIV-Comorbidities Research Training Program in South AfricaD43TW010937 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NACHEGA, JEAN BISIMWA, SEEDAT, SORAYA · 2019 to 2023
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FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mediastinal teratoma (MT) can be misdiagnosed for a long period and revealed by fatal pleural effusion at any age. In high burden tuberculosis settings, it is important to consider MT for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis not responding to medical treatment.

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dysembryomaextra‐pulmonary tuberculosislow‐income settingthorax

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PMID34136228
PMCPMC8190687

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