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Histoplasmosis in nasopharynx clinically mistaken for nasopharyngeal malignancy

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|Apr 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2023-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2393-3356 | Journal ISSN: 2069-6523
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 82
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2023
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2023
Published on: Apr 22, 2023
Published by: Romanian Rhinologic Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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