Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis with rupture of the thoracic aorta

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 326-329

  Kitabayashi, Atsushi ^a,b   Hirokawa, Makoto ^b   Yamaguchi, Akihiko ^a   Takatsu, Hiroshi ^a   Miura, Akira B ^b  

^a Senboku Kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; Hemoptysis; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE 5' STEARYLPHOSPHATE; DAUNORUBICIN; ENOCITABINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0031819485     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199808)58:4<326::AID-AJH13>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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