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CASE REPORT

Successful Interventional Treatment of Pyopneumothorax Caused by Streptococcus constellatus Associated with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hongxia Wang1 Department of General Practice, People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fating Zhou2 Emergency Department, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhilin Li1 Department of General Practice, People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yulan Ding1 Department of General Practice, People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qian Wen1 Department of General Practice, People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Quanxing Tang1 Department of General Practice, People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 7581-7586 | Received 16 Aug 2023, Accepted 15 Nov 2023, Published online: 10 Dec 2023

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