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Prolonged fever, dyspnoea and diffuse pleural thickening in a 20-year-old man
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  1. C Cai1,
  2. D R Li2,
  3. Q S Zeng2,
  4. S Q Zhong2,
  5. N S Zhong2
  1. 1Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
  2. 2Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, China
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Chuang Cai
    Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, No 111 Liuhua Rd, Guangzhou, China 510010; skinblack1966{at}yahoo.com.cn

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2007.081232

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      BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
      Thorax 2007; 62 637-637 Published Online First: 28 Jun 2007. doi: 10.1136/thx.2007.81232a