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Isolated bone marrow mycosis in a patient presenting with consumptive symptoms
  1. A Zimpfer1,
  2. P Piehler2,
  3. G Kofler3,
  4. S Dirnhofer4,
  5. A Tzankov5
  1. 1Institute of Pathology, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Helios Hospital, A-6370 Kitzbühel, Austria
  3. 3Laboratory of Microbiology Doz. J. Möst, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
  4. 4Institute of Pathology, University of Basel, CH-4031 Switzerland
  5. 5Institute of Pathology, University of Innsbruck; alexandar.tzankov@uibk.ac.at

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.57.1.107

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