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Human immunodeficiency virus infection and pneumothorax

Eirini Terzi, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Georgios Dryllis, Ioannis Kioumis, Georgia Pitsiou, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Theodora Tsiouda, Athanasios Madesis, Theodoros Karaiskos, Paul Zarogoulidis

Abstract

Pneumothorax is a serious and relatively frequent complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that may associate with increased morbidity and mortality and may prove difficult to manage, especially in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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