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The chameleon disease: pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia in a young patient Cover

The chameleon disease: pulmonary infiltrates and peripheral eosinophilia in a young patient

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2247-059X | Journal ISSN: 2067-2993
Language: English
Page range: 132 - 136
Published on: Aug 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2025 Alexandra-Adnana Iosif Nedelcu, Stefan Dumitrache-Rujinski, Inna Dencheva Ruseva, Ionela Belaconi, Claudia Lucia Toma, published by Romanian Society of Pneumology
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