Tracheal botryomycosis in a patient with tracheopathia osteochondroplastica

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-75

  Shih, Jin Yuan ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Lee, Li Na ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Botryomycosis; Tracheopathia osteochondroplastica

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRACHEITIS;

EID: 0031969233     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.1.73     Document Type: Article

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