Cryptococcosis: An unusual cause of endobronchial obstruction

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 837-839

  Mahida, P ^a   Morar, R ^a   Goolam Mahomed, A ^a   Song, E ^a   Tissandie, J P ^a   Feldman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cryptococcus neoformans; endobronchial obstruction; itraconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE;

EID: 0030007635     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09040837     Document Type: Article

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