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. 1980 Jun;11(6):737–739. doi: 10.1128/jcm.11.6.737-739.1980

Paecilomyces lilacinus as the cause of chronic maxillary sinusitis.

R C Rockhill, M D Klein
PMCID: PMC273496  PMID: 7430339

Abstract

Paecilomyces lilacinus was isolated on two separate occasions from the left antrum of a patient with chronic maxillary sinusitis. The clinical presentation and characteristics of the fungus and the sinus debris histopathology are discussed.

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