Complication of antiquated tuberculosis treatment

In the early 20th century, the rapid spread of tuberculosis (TB) invited novel therapies for treatment. A surgical procedure known as plombage was one such method where lobes were forced to collapse by placing an inert object such as mineral oil, paraffin wax, gauze or Lucite (methyl methacylate) ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Husta, Bryan, Devarajan, Sunjay, Reichner, Cristina A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246251/