Respiratory distress due to tracheal aspergillosis in a severely immunocompromised patient

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-87

  Levy V ^a   Burgel, P R ^a   Rabbat, A ^a   Cornet, M ^a   Molina, T ^a   Zittoun, R ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Aspergillosis, fungal; Pseudomembranes; Tracheal ulceration

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLOSIS; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEITIS;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031728066     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000040871     Document Type: Article

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