What is the cause of the reversed halo sign in this patient?

W  du Plessis

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2024.v30i3.1574

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Published: 2024-10-14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2024.v30i3.1574

W du Plessis

Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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du Plessis W. What is the cause of the reversed halo sign in this patient?. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 14 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];30(3):e1574. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1574

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