Chinese Journal Of Clinical Medicine, Volume. 32, Issue 3, 519(2025)
A case report of Whipple's disease presenting as mediastinal abscess
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HUANG Zhengyi, BI Taoran, LU Bingbing, GAO Zhancheng. A case report of Whipple's disease presenting as mediastinal abscess[J]. Chinese Journal Of Clinical Medicine, 2025, 32(3): 519
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Received: Apr. 1, 2025
Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025
Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025
The Author Email: GAO Zhancheng (zcgao@bjmu.edu.cn)