Unusual radiological presentation and rapid fatal progression of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent young patient

Respirology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-290

  Parameswaran, K ^a,b   Joshi, M ^a   Ravindran, P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chest radiology; Immunocompetent; Invasive aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032866381     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1999.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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