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CASE REPORT

Lung Abscess as a Complication of Appendicitis

Molla Asnake1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suleman Hassen2 Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
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Anteneh Messele1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-3156
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Yosef Habtemariam1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-9133
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Sisay Mengistu2 Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-7396-6145
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Bizuayehu Tassew2 Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
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Tsegaw Worku1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
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Woineab Tadeg1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia
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Pages 87-90 | Received 07 Sep 2023, Accepted 17 Apr 2024, Published online: 22 Apr 2024

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